Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeated leftist Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s run-off presidential election on June 21, reports Ben Radford.
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Calls are mounting on the United States and other countries to lift all sanctions against Venezuela in the wake of the devastating earthquakes, which have so far killed more than 950 people and injured thousands more, reports Kerry Smith.
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Venezuela suffered two successive major earthquakes on that caused devastating damage, reports Venezuela Analysis.
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The United States launched a military strike inside Venezuelan territory in a 'joint operation' with the Venezuelan government, on June 12, that reportedly killed Héctor “Niño” Guerrero Flores, an alleged leader of criminal group Tren de Aragua, reports Ricardo Vaz.
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Following Peru’s presidential run-off election, which was marred by irregularities and United States interference, it appears likely that far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori will become the country’s new president, reports Ben Radford.
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More guest speakers for Ecosocialism 2026 have been confirmed, including a First Nations leader, a Greens MP and activists from the United States, Malaysia, Brazil, Western Sahara and Australia. Fred Fuentes reports.
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While social movements in the rest of the region are pushing back against anti-popular economic policies, in Venezuela, the process of state restructuring has accelerated since the January 3 United States bombing, writes Manuel Azuaje Reverón.
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Coral Wynter reviews Chris Gilbert’s 2023 book, Commune or Nothing: Venezuela’s communal movement and its socialist project, one of the best available accounts of Venezuela’s communal movement.
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Having supported Iván Cepeda as the candidate to succeed Colombian President Gustavo Petro, most left-wing and democratic Latin Americans were not surprised by the meteoric rise of a Javier Milei-style far-right candidate in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, writes Ana Cristina Carvalhaes.
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In this interview with Indymedia Argentina, Claudio Katz assesses the newfound prominence of socialist MP Myriam Bregman from the Workers’ Left Front — Unity in Argentine politics, and examines the country’s political situation, economic crisis and President Javier Milei’s declining support.
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Dick Nichols reports on the Seventh International Ecosocialist Gathering, which took place in Brussels.
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Tamara Pearson visited Nahua indigenous towns in Guerrero state, Mexico, who are being terrorised by criminal gangs and have formed a community self-defence force to protect their towns from attack.