Latin America Adelante! Conference 2026
7 February 2026, central London. Bringing together experts, academics, trade unionists, politicians, and activists from the UK, Europe and Latin America.
Far-right forces are rising across Latin America and the Caribbean, armed with a common agenda of anti-communism, the culture war, and neoliberal economics, writes VIJAY PRASHAD The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and aggressively. Testosterone leaks from their... Continue Reading →
The 20th Latin America conference took place under the shadow of a new Trump administration which had recently deported thousands of people to Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia, imposed trade tariffs on Mexico and renewed threats against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. Hundreds packed in to Hamilton House on 8 February to hear how the region is resisting... Continue Reading →
Tim Young (originally published in Labour Outlook.) President Lula of Brazil is making a good recovery from the head injury that put him in hospital last October. But as he begins the second half of his four-year presidency, what are the challenges that faces in implementing his manifesto commitments to restore economic development and stability... Continue Reading →
Fiona Sim, Black Liberation Alliance, for The Morning Star IT’S BEEN a whirlwind of a week in Caracas, Venezuela, and a gut-punch to empire and imperialism. As part of a British delegation to Venezuela, I was privileged to witness first hand the strength and tenacity of the Bolivarian revolution. Every day has been another nail... Continue Reading →
By Francisco Dominguez The people of the United States and most of the rest of the world woke up to receive the last news they wanted to hear, not only that Donald J Trump presiding over a proto-fascist MAGA mass movement had been elected President of the United States. He will enjoy a comfortable Republican... Continue Reading →
Labour NEC member JESS BARNARD hails the wave of progressive victories across the continent, looking at how governments from Brazil to Mexico are rolling back neoliberalism and improving millions of lives Published by MorningStarOnline LATIN AMERICA’S LEFT continues to show a better world is possible. Although defeats for the left often get more press attention,... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Courtney for Morning Star Online When Joe Biden was running for president four years ago, he promised to reverse the 243 extra sanctions imposed against Cuba by the Trump administration. To his shame, as his term comes to an end, almost all are still in place.Most damaging to the Cuban economy and the... Continue Reading →
In an era of increasing global uncertainty and overlapping crises, Latin America continues to show that building a better world is possible. In recent years, the continent has shifted decisively to the left, with progressive governments being elected in Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Honduras and even Colombia, once the bastion of US-backed reactionary regimes. Cuba, Venezuela... Continue Reading →
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