Latin America

Cuba’s Oil Crisis

Cuba’s Oil Crisis Cuba’s Oil Crisis

Much of Cuba goes dark as a US oil blockade chokes the island’s energy supply. Major carriers have halted services now that aviation fuel is no longer available at nine internation...

Feb 27, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) speaks during a House Rules Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2026.

Opposing Trump’s Cruel Assault on the Cuban People Opposing Trump’s Cruel Assault on the Cuban People

An interview with Representative Jim McGovern.

Feb 26, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh and Katrina vanden Heuvel

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits down for an interview with Bloomberg Television during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 14, 2026.

Rubio, Rodeo, and Tall Tales of Empire Rubio, Rodeo, and Tall Tales of Empire

The secretary of state has provoked the ire of Britain’s first black woman lawmaker and put the spotlight once again on how the US has historically treated people of his own herit...

Feb 24, 2026 / Steve Howell

San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico—A farmworker brought her two children to the highway blockade.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan

Field workers’ highway blockades send a warning to Mexico’s president.

Feb 23, 2026 / David Bacon

A bicitaxi rides along a street in Havana amid nationwide fuel shortages, on February 13, 2026.

Cuba Hunkers Down as a US Oil Blockade Brings a Humanitarian Crisis Cuba Hunkers Down as a US Oil Blockade Brings a Humanitarian Crisis

Fear but no panic on the streets.

Feb 17, 2026 / Marc Frank

The Repeating History of US Intervention in Venezuela

The Repeating History of US Intervention in Venezuela The Repeating History of US Intervention in Venezuela

A look back at The Nation’s 130 years of articles about Venezuela reveals that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Feb 13, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner

Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela

Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela

The US government is seizing tankers like pirates.

Feb 5, 2026 / OppArt / Glen Le Lievre

Full public forum at the Teatro Colón for Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit Saturday and Sunday, January 24–25, 2026.

Report From the Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit Report From the Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit

Colombia holds its breath as President Gustavo Petro heads to DC.

Feb 2, 2026 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Cubans Rally Jose Marti

Cuba Rallies Residents, Prepares for War Cuba Rallies Residents, Prepares for War

As Washington escalates regime-change pressure after the Venezuela raid, Cuba braces for confrontation amid economic collapse, oil shortages, and mass mobilization.

Jan 31, 2026 / Marc Frank

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Jan 21, 2026 / OppArt / Mike Luckovich

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