The humanitarian crisis in Cuba continues to deepen as the U.S. escalates pressure. On September 2nd, Representatives Ramirez and Omar hosted a Shadow hearing on the Moral and Legal Issues Related to the United States’ blockade of Cuba to examine the legal and moral implications of U.S. policy and raise awareness about ways to save
This week, the State Department released a video that aggressively spotlights an intensified Monroe/Donroe Doctrine under the Trump administration stating “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again”. Congresswoman Ramirez, responded stating “What a cheap piece of imperialist propaganda… The Monroe Doctrine’s legacy is political instability, deep poverty, extreme migration, and colonialism
Former President of Honduras and convicted drug trafficker, Juan Orlando Hernandez, returned to Honduras on July 26th, 2026 after being pardoned by Trump. The implications are devastating for the people of Honduras. While claiming to be fighting a war on drugs, Trump has just put the “boss of all drug bosses” back on the street,
On April 24, the National Assembly issued a press release announcing that it had approved a law designating April 28 as “Internationalist Heroes Day,” in recognition of brothers and sisters among the peoples of the world who embraced Nicaragua’s struggles for peace, truth, and justice with a spirit of solidarity and revolutionary commitment. April 28
Nicaragua’s National Assembly has declared April 28th, to be the Day of the Internationalist Hero in Nicaragua. This marks the date on which Ben Linder and two Nicaraguan compañeros, Sergio Hernández and Pablo Rosales were murdered by U.S. contra forces. “Nicaragua has been blessed with a host of internationalist heroes and heroines who, throughout our
On the 39th Anniversary of His Death: Ben Linder Presente!By James Phillips The life and death of Ben Linder have become emblematic of what international solidarity meant during the contra war. Linder was born in San Francisco in 1959. His parents were refugees from eastern Europe. The family moved to Portland, Oregon, when Linder was
As the U.S. blockade on Cuba intensifies, many are sounding the alarm regarding the heavy humanitarian toll of “unilateral coercive measures” used in regime change operations. Recently, a study published in the Lancet, found that these measures cause an average of nearly 600,000 deaths around the world each year – comparable to the toll from
Last week, Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL) introduced House Resolution 1056 calling for the annulment of the Monroe Doctrine and the establishment of a “New Good Neighbor” policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean. The Resolution comes in direct response to the Trump administration’s “Donroe Doctrine…a grotesque version of the interventionist policies
In 1980 Adolfo Pérez Esquivel received the Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to the U.S. backed military dictatorship in Argentina which forcibly disappeared up to 30,000 people between 1976 -1983. Pérez Esquivel was detained, tortured and held without trial during the dictatorship’s dirty war against the “internal enemy”. He is a renowned human rights
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