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Communist Party of Venezuela enters a new stage
Venezuela

Communist Party of Venezuela enters a new stage

Posted by: John Phoenix Anti-imperialist and loyal to the Bolivarian process, the PCV keeps marching forward. The recent history of the Communist Party of Venezuela furnishes further proof that the class struggle must be waged relentlessly on every front, both inside and outside the party. It highlights the necessity of keeping leaders accountable and members engaged with every development of a party’s organisational and political life. And it underscores the need for constant vigilance against opportunist ideas and careerist motivations with which our class enemies constantly try to infiltrate the organisations of the working class – and under conditions of global imperialism, bourgeois ideas cannot but ceaselessly assail the minds of the workers of all nations. The prog...
46th Anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution: Deepening Democracy and Modernization in Nicaragua
Nicaragua

46th Anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution: Deepening Democracy and Modernization in Nicaragua

Posted by: John Phoenix Last weekend’s celebration of Nicaragua’s Sandinista Popular Revolution on its 46th Anniversary was an inspiring vindication of the Sandinista Front for National Liberation and the Co-Presidency of Comandante Daniel Ortega and Compañera Rosario Murillo. For anyone of good faith who has followed the development of the Nicaraguan revolutionary process since the Triumph of 1979, its enduring motifs have always been democratization and modernization. Since the Sandinista Front published its historic program in 1969, it has prioritized the social and economic inclusion of peasant families and workers, women and indigenous peoples, people with disability, as well as free quality universal health care, free quality education and vo...
Solidarity to the people of Ecuador
Ecuador

Solidarity to the people of Ecuador

Posted by: John Phoenix “A resounding victory for Luisa González, if the election is free and fair enough for this to happen, will demonstrate that the Ecuadorian electoral masses have had enough of imperialist super exploitation“. So ended our last article of early March 2025 covering the first round of the Ecuadorian election that saw 15 candidates reduced to just two, neoliberal Daniel Noboa and defender of the people, Luisa González. On Sunday April 13, the runoff round of voting ensued resulting in Ecuador’s market-friendly President Daniel Noboa seeing off rival Luisa González with 55.8 per cent of the vote to González’s 44.4 per cent, with 90 per cent of the vote counted. Noboa’s win gives him a four-year mandate to continue his pretence of ‘war’ on criminal dru...
US attempts to prevent Colombia from moving closer to China through blackmail
China, Colombia, USA

US attempts to prevent Colombia from moving closer to China through blackmail

Posted by: John Phoenix Colombia’s overtures toward China have sparked opposition from the United States, which has announced it will cut off funding for projects related to the Asian giant in the South American country. This is an act of manipulation that, however, could end up bringing Colombia even closer to the Asian market. The rapprochement with China that Colombia’s accession to the Belt and Road Initiative represented did not go unnoticed by the Trump administration, which responded by questioning the continued funding of US funds for projects in the country. “The US will strongly oppose recent projects and upcoming disbursements by the IDB and other IFIs for Chinese state-owned and controlled companies in Colombia (and other BRI countries in t...
Solidarity to the people of Ecuador
Ecuador

Solidarity to the people of Ecuador

Posted by: John Phoenix “A resounding victory for Luisa González, if the election is free and fair enough for this to happen, will demonstrate that the Ecuadorian electoral masses have had enough of imperialist super exploitation“. So ended our last article of early March 2025 covering the first round of the Ecuadorian election that saw 15 candidates reduced to just two, neoliberal Daniel Noboa and defender of the people, Luisa González. On Sunday April 13, the runoff round of voting ensued resulting in Ecuador’s market-friendly President Daniel Noboa seeing off rival Luisa González with 55.8 per cent of the vote to González’s 44.4 per cent, with 90 per cent of the vote counted. Noboa’s win gives him a four-year mandate to continue his pretence of ‘war’ on criminal dru...
Venezuela Congratulates Nicaragua on the Day of National Dignity
Nicaragua, Venezuela

Venezuela Congratulates Nicaragua on the Day of National Dignity

Posted by: John Phoenix Nicaraguans take out flags of the Sandinista Movement in a caravan for the National Day of Dignity. Photo: X/ @VivaNicaragua13 The Government of Venezuela congratulated Nicaragua this Sunday on the commemoration of the Day of National Dignity, which evokes the patriotism of General Augusto C. Sandino, who 98 years ago refused to sign the Espino Negro pact and opposed a US military intervention in the Central American nation. RELATED: Nicaragua Congratulates Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister-Elect “On behalf of President Nicolás Maduro, we extend our sincerest congratulations to President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo on the occasion of the Day of National Dignity, which takes place this May 4 in Nicaragua,” said Venezuel...
Nicaragua Expresses Its Decision of Withdraw From UNESCO
Nicaragua

Nicaragua Expresses Its Decision of Withdraw From UNESCO

Posted by: John Phoenix Nicaragua notified the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) of its withdrawal from the organization after condemning the recognition given to the newspaper La Prensa, describing it as an affront to the cultural and historical values of the country. RELATED: Venezuela Congratulates Nicaragua on the Day of National Dignity Co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo’s government, through a letter sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed to UNESCO director, Audrey Azoulay, the “unacceptable and inadmissible action of UNESCO against the Nicaraguan State, by granting undeserved recognition to “Diario La Prensa”; which we condemn and reject in the strongest terms.” “Therefore, the Government of the ...
US-Backed Government Losing Control of Haiti
Haiti, USA

US-Backed Government Losing Control of Haiti

Posted by: John Phoenix FILE PHOTO: A mans walks past a burning barricade during a protest against Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 10, 2022.(Credit: AFP / Richard Pierrin) The US-backed government in Haiti and Kenyan military forces continue to lose territory to gangs and paramilitaries in Port-au-Prince. The inability to restore order is leading Haitians to demand a new government. According to a report from Human Rights Watch, the Haitian government now only controls 10% of the capital city. “Haiti’s security situation is in a free fall and Haitians are suffering horrific abuses,” said Nathalye Cotrino, senior Americas researcher at HRW. The Haitian government has struggled to control Port-au-Prince since the assassination of Preside...
Ecuador’s Election – a critical analysis of class interests
Ecuador

Ecuador’s Election – a critical analysis of class interests

Posted by: John Phoenix Perhaps you like to think of yourself as an internationalist, someone who likes to maintain an interest in world events. In pursuit of said stimulation and education you might access traditional Western or Western-backed media outlets such as the Independent, the Times, the Economist, the BBC, the Washington Post et al and you might follow various key influencers on X … Wherever you get your information it will be tainted by the bias of the institution or people who own it, fund it or manipulate it for their own purpose. Everyone has an agenda, a perspective, making it imperative to consider not just what is said but why and whose interests are being served. Being a socialist isn’t simply about aligning with ...
Caracas congress: Make 2025 a milestone in the fight against fascism
USA, Venezuela

Caracas congress: Make 2025 a milestone in the fight against fascism

Posted by: John Phoenix Delegates also express firm support for Venezuela’s constitutionally elected popular president, Nicolás Maduro Moros. World Anti-Fascist Congress The government in Caracas has been the prime mover behind the newly launched World Anti-Fascist Congress. The movement aims to have branches in every country of the world, and to be active in all social spheres. The following declaration was issued by delegates at the Anti-Fascist International’s conference, which was held in Caracas earlier this month. ***** In the framework of the World Festival of the Anti-Fascist International, held in the city of Caracas on 9, 10 and 11 January 2025, more than 2,000 representatives of social movements, political parties, cultural and popular organisations, intellect...