Landmark summit on Latin American integration
Presidents and representatives of 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations met February 23 and 24 to form an organization provisionally called the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
World Notes: Somalia, Cuba, Russia
Somalia danger signs; new Cuban Five campaign; Russians still like "Soviet."
People, profits and the uses of Colombia
With military cooperation treaties dating back to 1952, Colombia now serves as a prime tool for U.S. regional control.
ALBA marks fifth anniversary at Havana summit
Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed representatives of ALBA nations to Havana Dec. 11-14 for their eighth summit meeting.
Thousands pay homage to Victor Jara
In Chile this weekend, thousands paid tribute to legendary folksinger Victor Jara who was brutally murdered in 1973 by the military coup regime led by dictator Augusto Pinochet.
World socialists gather in Caracas
If nothing else, the "First International Meeting of Parties of the Left" in Caracas last week was ambitious.
South American & African countries hold historic meeting
Leaders of more than 60 South American and African countries met on Margarita Island, Venezuela, last month, raising the possibility of a new bloc of nations that can reduce their dependence on the U.S. and other capitalist powers.
A U.S. musician pays tribute to Mercedes Sosa
Argentinian folksinger Mercedes Sosa was known the world over as “the voice of the voiceless.”
Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian singer for justice, dies
Mercedes Sosa, who died Sunday, will live in the hearts of lovers of the Nueva Cancion and of social justice.
