Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov article highlights importance of Cuba to Russia “Commander Fidel has done much to advance bilateral relations and to promote the values of peace, freedom, truth and justice in international affairs. For many generations of Russians, his name is associated with selfless dedication to the Cuban people. I have very warm…
By Stalin Vladimir Centeno (Stalin Centeno is a Nicaraguan print and radio journalist living in Managua. This article was first published by Chicago Alba Solidarity. Read the article in Spanish here.) In a corner of northern Nicaragua, where the mountains embrace the dignity of humble people, a young engineer born in Portland, Oregon, decided to…
Or first issue since March 21. Venezuela Blanca Eekhout: The Bolivarian Revolution: Past, Present, and Future Blanca points out that the then new Chavez government, with few resources at the time, sought to address the terrible social problems the people faced. His solution was to turn each social need into an organization and each organization…
An interview with Harold Urbina by Ken Yale [Ken Yale is an anti-imperialist activist and independent journalist who participated in Casa Benjamin Linder’s “Women: Power and Protagonism” delegation to Nicaragua in March of 2025. While there, he interviewed Harold Urbina, a part of the team of the Jubilee House Community and Casa Benjamin Linder, which…
By John Perry (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 The Grayzone.) Sanctions are a form of hybrid warfare that harms or even kills the target populations at little cost to…
An interview by Tortilla con Sal [Alex Cox is a British filmmaker, now based in North America. For the general public, he may well be best known for two films Repo Man (1984) and Sid and Nancy (1986) produced within the North American studio system as well as a whole series of independently produced films…
* * * Nicaragua’s opposition media welcome Trump’s new tariffs – and ignore how they were calculated By John Perry [John Perry is based in Masaya, Nicaragua, and writes for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, London Review of Books, FAIR, The Grayzone, Covert Action Magazine and others. This article was originally published in Countercurrents, Dissident…
By Brian Willson This is part of a series by Brian Willson. For Part One, click here; for Part Two, click here, and for Part Three, click here. (Brian Willson is a Viet Nam Veteran, trained attorney, and long-time activist confronting historical USA imperialism. He first came to Nicaragua in 1986, and has visited many times over…
Interview of Javier Gutiérrez, Nicaragua’s Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA), by Erving Vega of Studio TN8- Channel 8 on March 4, 2025. Translated by Tortilla con Sal. Erving Vega: Our main topic in Studio TN8, today, is the strengthening of good environmental practices in the private sector. Our guest is Javier Gutiérrez,…
Cyberattack against the CNE [Venezuela’s electoral body] in the July 28 Presidential election required “a significant investment of money” Cyberattacks to disrupt a country’s democratic elections where the US government knows its candidates cannot win through a free vote has become a new US coup attempt tool. It succeeded in Bolivia in 2019, but Venezuela…
