Popular Resistance (John Perry, Roger Harris): Washington Targets Achievements Of Cuba, Nicaragua, And Venezuela Health missions, like Mision Milago, has treated over seven million patients in 33 countries since 2004. Misión Milagro is despised by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Washington has imposed sanctions on officials in countries using this and other Cuban medical missions.…
By Becca Renk (Becca Renk has lived and worked in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua for 25 years with the Jubilee House Community and its project, the Center for Development in Central America. Recently she participated in a webinar, “Nicaraguan Programs of Maternal & Child Health: A Cross-National Comparison.” You can watch the webinar recording here.) I…
Venezuela Ultimas Noticias: Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) Announces PSUV Wins 23 of 24 Governorships and 82% of Votes for Deputies As of May 27, the voting machines corresponding to 99.88% of the polling stations had been transmitted, with a voter turnout of 43.18%. The part of the Venezuelan opposition led by María Corina Machado…
By Roger D. Harris and John Perry (Nicaragua-based John Perry is with the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition and writes for the London Review of Books, FAIR, and CovertAction. Roger D. Harris is with the Task Force on the Americas, the US Peace Council, and the Venezuela Solidarity Network. This article was first published in Kawsachun News.)…
On May 18, a major U.S. outlet presented deep research on Project Esther and Trump’s regime’s attempt to destroy the movement in solidarity with Palestine and any opposition to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. By categorizing any solidarity effort with Palestine amid Israel’s brutal siege as material support for terrorism, the plan, created by the…
Venezuela Venezuelanalysis: Venezuela’s 2025 Legislative and Regional Elections: A Quick Guide Venezuelans return to the polls on Sunday, May 25, to elect a new National Assembly, governors for 24 states, and regional legislative councils. This is the 32nd electoral event under the Bolivarian Revolution. Orinoco Tribune: Minister Cabello Confirms Arrest of 38 Mercenaries Amid New…
(John Perry is a writer based in Masaya, Nicaragua whose work has appeared in the Nation, the London Review of Books, and many other publications. This article was first published in Consortium News.) A review of AMERICA, AMÉRICA: A New History of the New World, by Greg Grandin “An American team will win the next soccer…
Defending Rights and Dissent: New Version of “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act,” (H.R. 9495) to Crush Dissent Advances in Proposed Budget This opens the door to an attack on all solidarity organizations. On May 14, the House Ways and Means Committee passed the bill granting the Secretary of Treasury the ability…
Webinar Announcement: Nicaragua’s Maternal Health Programs Help spread the word and *REGISTER* at bit.ly/NicaMay18. This coming Sunday, May 18 join us for a webinar on maternal health programs like maternity wait homes for women about to give birth. Casas maternas, as they are called in Spanish, along with other Sandinista government programs, have substantially decreased…
Dear friend, I knew about Chuck Kaufman years before meeting him, and I learned about the Nicaragua Network and the Alliance for Global Justice well before getting involved. Back in the 80s and 90s, I suddenly lost my job because of anti-war activities. I was a minimum-wage worker, so the blow was pretty hard. A…
