Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
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by John Perry, published on CovertAction Magazine, November 1, 2024 Governments in Latin America have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and several of those which have done so suddenly face new threats, even including attempted coups. Adrienne Pine, a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, said during a recent webinar hosted by[…]
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by John Perry, published on Popular Resistance, September 16, 2024 Claims that Nicaragua is “weaponizing” immigration by allowing free passage of migrants towards the U.S. border have been appearing regularly in the media over the last twelve months. The claim was made on NPR in January, in the Associated Press last October, in El Pais last November and by the[…]
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by Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, translated and published on Tortilla Con Sal, July 20, 2024 President Ortega’s speech given at the celebration of the Sandinista Revolution, July 19, 2024: Daniel Ortega does a better job of presenting Nicaragua’s truth than anyone else, so let’s see what he has to say. Here, No One Surrenders! Young people are in command[…]
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by Saher al Khamash, published on Workers World, August 12, 2024 During our trip to Nicaragua, we never thought we would meet Leila Khaled. However, her visit during this time in July is actually no surprise to those familiar with the details of her life and the parallels between the Palestinian and Nicaraguan liberation struggles. Palestinian revolutionary, socialist and guerrilla[…]
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by Richie Merino, published on Workers World, July 31, 2024 Managua, Nicaragua My recent visit to Nicaragua was a profound exploration of a revolutionary people’s struggle for liberation and their unwavering solidarity with the Global South’s fight against imperialism. Everywhere we went, the people spoke about infrastructure developments and social progress their communities have experienced under President Daniel Ortega and[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, July 24, 2024 The Republic of Nicaragua recently celebrated 45 years of its revolutionary government. The U.S. labels it and other nations that demand self-determination and sovereignty as “undemocratic.” However, the U.S. oligarchic class prevented Biden from running for re-election four years after rigging the process to put him in office. The United[…]
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by Gloria Guillo, published on CovertAction Magazine, July 23, 2024 Despite Continued U.S. Destabilization Efforts, Egalitarian and Just Principles Flourish On July 19th, the people of Nicaragua and more than 700 international guests and official delegations from nations around the world celebrated the 45th anniversary of its revolution against the United States-installed puppet dictator, Anastasio Somoza, and the re-assertion of[…]
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by Rick Sterling, published on LA Progressive, July 16, 2024 When the Monroe Doctrine was declared in 1823 it was aimed at European colonial powers. It told them to butt out: the US “sphere of influence” included all of Latin America and the Caribbean. Virtually every Latin American and Caribbean country has had to endure US intervention and interference in[…]
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by Jill Clark Gollub, published on the Orinoco Tribune, July 9, 2024 The Republican party has been waging a blatantly racist campaign to criminalize migrants. Instead of pushing back on that narrative, the party that purports to be for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Democrats) is exploiting this racist anger to discredit a country it has targeted for regime change—Nicaragua—apparently for[…]
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by Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, April 27, 2024 NOTE: This is an edited transcript of an interview with Nicaraguan Ambassador Carlos Arguello Gomez about Nicaragua’s efforts to stop the genocide in Palestine. You can listen to the full interview on Clearing the FOG here. – Margaret Flowers 🚨Tell Congress to say NO to more sanctions on Nicaragua One[…]
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