(2023-06-23). Iran in America's Backyard: Raisi's Defiant Latin America Tour. libya360.wordpress.com Zafar Mehdi The Iranian president's visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba sought to challenge Washington's global hegemony, by stripping it bare in its own backyard. On 21 June, the US House Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee conducted a hearing on "countering threats posed by nation-state actors" in Latin America to US homeland security. Congressman and subcommittee…
(2023-06-23). Alliance for Global Justice Demands Justice for Nicaragua and End to US' Ongoing Human Rights Abuses. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-06-23). Iran Joins Forces With Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua To Blow Back US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com 
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell — Jun 19, 2023 | The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, concluded this Friday in Havana, a trip to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, that aimed to denounce the U.S. sanctions and imperialist policy suffered by the four countries, and to create new economic and commercial agreements to promote the development of their peoples. The tour succeeded in uniting forces between these countries, which are under heavy unilateral sanctions at a time of economic hardship. | Raisi was received with honors in Caracas by President Nicolás Maduro. This was the starting point of the leader…
(2023-06-23). MORE THAN REFORM: BUILDING THE LABOR REVIVAL By: Bradley Crowder. midwesternmarx.com 
I will never forget the thick summer heat that filled the sanctuary of my rural Southern Baptist church when revival week came around. Once a year, we would host a traveling firebrand of a preacher to come and reignite the spark of our faith. The press of the bodies together in long wooden pews was in stark contrast to the normally cool, even austere atmosphere that usually occupied the space between the four walls we all held as holy. The world, even then, could often feel hopeless and c …
(2023-06-23). Panama hosts film workshops in Central America and the Caribbean. plenglish.com Panama, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd edition of Panama's learning workshops for young filmmakers from Central America and the Caribbean promotes several projects for this year.
(2023-06-23). Five Keys to Understanding the Guatemalan Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, some 9.3 million Guatemalans will elect president, 340 mayors, 160 lawmakers, and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament. | RELATED: | The ongoing electoral process, however, has been marked by the presence of some irregularities that have raised serious doubts about the legitimacy of its eventual results. Below are five key elements to understand what is happening in this Central America…