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Manolo De Los Santos

Manolo De Los Santos is the co-executive director of the People’s Forum and is a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He co-edited, most recently, Viviremos: Venezuela vs. Hybrid War (LeftWord Books/1804 Books, 2020) and Comrade of the Revolution: Selected Speeches of Fidel Castro (LeftWord Books/1804 Books, 2021). He is a co-coordinator of the People’s Summit for Democracy.

    September 9, 2026
    Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

    Exclusive: India Said to Sideline Sri Lanka at BRICS Summit

    by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor India has decided to sideline Sri Lanka from a substantive role at this year’s BRICS summit in New Delhi, scheduled for 12–13 September this weekend, according to

    Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

    Indian Spy Who Warned About Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka

    by Our Special Correspondent in Colombo Long before the explosions tore through churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday 2019, an Indian police officer was following a trail of information that would eventually point towards the threat. C.

    September 9, 2026

    Singapore Ministers Set for Major Pay Rise Despite Public Discontent

    Business

    Singapore is to introduce a one-off increase in the pay of government ministers, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, despite continuing domestic disapproval over the

    Sri Lanka’s Missing Question

    Judiciary/Sri Lanka

    Those demanding accountability from Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes are strangely silent about LTTE atrocities. Under Velupillai Prabhakaran, the LTTE killed hundreds of

    Why Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands

    March 8, 2026
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    The early morning hours of January 3, 2026, marked an inflection point in Venezuela and Latin America’s centuries-long struggle for self-determination and independence. Operation Absolute Resolve, ordered by the Trump administration, constituted

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    Cuba: Washington’s 66-Year War Without End

    March 1, 2026
    Columns/Geopolitics

    On the morning of February 25, 2026, Cuban authorities thwarted yet another terrorist attack one mile off the country’s northern coast. When it was over, four men lay dead, six more were

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    People in the US go hungry as Trump spends millions to invade Venezuela

    November 2, 2025
    Columns/Geopolitics

    The United States government is in the grips of one of its longest-running funding gaps in history. The ongoing government shutdown has already stretched beyond 30 days and now, the food security

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    Sanctioned and Silenced: Washington’s Playbook

    October 22, 2025
    Diplomacy/Geopolitics

    Over the last several weeks, Washington has escalated threats and hostilities against Venezuela, and US President Donald Trump openly confirmed that he authorized the CIA to carry out covert action against the country. These

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    Trump’s Venezuela Gamble: Iraq War 2.0

    October 17, 2025
    Columns/Geopolitics

    The mood in the Caribbean grows increasingly tense, as the United States intensifies its military threats. Beneath the deceptive shroud of the “war on drugs,” the United States is actively executing a

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    A fugitive’s freedom: Assata Shakur’s exile in Cuba

    October 1, 2025
    Cuba/World

    The news of Assata Shakur’s death in Havana, Cuba, on September 26, was met with a deep sense of shared loss among revolutionaries and activists worldwide. Shortly after, at a gathering in

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    Castro, Malcolm, and Palestine

    September 19, 2025
    Geopolitics/History

    In September 1960, in the heart of Black America, Harlem’s Hotel Theresa became the stage for one of the world’s most monumental encounters. When Malcolm X and Fidel Castro met there 65

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    Trump’s Smokescreen on Venezuela: Exposing the “Narco-State” Accusation

    August 22, 2025
    Columns/Geopolitics

    The US government has revived its campaign to label Venezuela a “narco-state”, accusing its top leadership of drug trafficking and slapping hefty bounties on their heads for capture. This campaign, which only

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    Trump and Rubio Tighten the Noose on Cuba

    June 8, 2025
    Columns/Geopolitics

    Cuba is once again facing a severe, multi-faceted crisis, not due to the hurricanes that pummel through the Caribbean every year, but from the relentless and suffocating pressure exerted by its powerful neighbour to the

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    Cuba Reaffirms Socialism While It Reckons With Its Private Sector

    July 27, 2023
    Cuba

    Seventy years have passed since Fidel Castro and a daring group of young Cubans launched an assault on the Moncada Barracks in eastern Cuba, aiming to topple the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship. Despite

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