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The Cuba Crisis Isn’t Ideology — It’s Decades of U.S. Economic Sabotage

February 19, 2026 By Egberto Willies

The Cuba Crisis Isn’t Ideology — It’s Decades of U.S. Economic Sabotage

Cuba’s economic collapse is not simply ideology at work. Decades of U.S. sanctions, oil restrictions, and pressure on Venezuela have strangled the island’s economy and deepened human suffering.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Cuba, Cuba economy, economic embargo, embargo history, Foreign policy, Human Rights, humanitarian crisis, Latin America, oil blockade, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. sanctions, venezuela

Young column: Stephen Miller makes a name for himself

February 14, 2026 By John Young

Stephen Miller

Stephen Miller has made it. He’s in the limelight. He’s a lesson to every aspiring climber. It pays to be the ugliest man in every room.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Alex Pretti, authoritarianism, Blue States, Border Patrol, Bruce Springsteen, Civil Liberties, Due Process, Family Separation, Federal Overreach, First Amendment, Great Replacement Theory, Habeas Corpus, Human Rights, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Policy, Kristi Noem, MAGA Politics, Minnesota Protests, Protest Songs, Renee Good, Second Amendment, Somali Immigrants, Stephen Miller, Streets of Minneapolis

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at World Economic Forum in Davos

January 25, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Davos Shock: Mark Carney Urges Nations to Break Free From U.S. Coercion

At Davos, Mark Carney warns the rules-based order has ruptured, urges middle powers to stop pretending, build shared resilience, and wield values-based realism to confront great-power coercion.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Canada Foreign Policy, Davos, democracy, Economic Coercion, geopolitics, Global Governance, Global Order, Global South, Great Power Rivalry, Human Rights, International Relations, Mark Carney, Middle Powers, Multilateralism, Progressive Foreign Policy, Rules Based Order, Strategic Autonomy, Sustainable Development, Trade Policy, Values Based Realism, World Economic Forum

New ICE Video Exposes Brutal Truth Behind Renee Good Killing in Minneapolis

January 13, 2026 By Egberto Willies

New ICE Video Exposes Brutal Truth Behind Renee Good Killing in Minneapolis

The latest ICE shooting video reveals misogyny, dehumanization, and a deadly disregard for human life. It shows Renee Good posed no threat, exposing a fatal misuse of force in Minneapolis.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Accountability, DHS, federal violence, Human Rights, ICE, ICE shooting, Immigration Enforcement, Independent media, Minneapolis, police brutality, protests, Renee Good

Magaziner Dismantles Kristi Noem Over Deporting Veterans and Families

December 19, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Magaziner Dismantles Kristi Noem Over Deporting Veterans and Families

A congressional hearing turns explosive as Magaziner forces Kristi Noem to face the human cost of deporting veterans, spouses, and long-time residents.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Congressional Hearing, Human Rights, ICE, Immigration Policy, Kristi Noem, Military Families, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Seth Magaziner, Veteran Deportation

Caller: “Trump’s Cuts Would Have Killed Me”—A Rural Hospital Survival Story

November 19, 2025 By Egberto Willies

Caller: “Trump’s Cuts Would Have Killed Me”—A Rural Hospital Survival Story

A rural caller describes how publicly funded emergency care saved her life—and how Trump’s cuts would have left her to die. A powerful warning for America’s healthcare future.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Big beautiful bill, emergency medical care, emergency rooms, healthcare inequality, healthcare justice, healthcare policy, healthcare survival story, Human Rights, immigration and healthcare, medical helicopter, Medicare For All, Peggy Lopez, political cruelty, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, public health funding, public investment, rural america, rural healthcare, rural hospitals, trauma care, Trump healthcare cuts, Trump policies, Universal Healthcare

Guide to Becoming an Environmental Leader and Inspiring the Next Generation of Eco-Defenders

April 19, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Since you know your community best, you are in the best position to become a local environmental leader.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, books, Climate Change, economy, environment, Human Rights, Opinion, Science, social justice

Trump’s Bid to Transform International Relations May Succeed

March 29, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Eliminating bureaucracy and abandoning the world order that the U.S. helped build may allow Trump to recalibrate foreign policy, at the cost of global stability.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Africa, Asia/China, Central America/El Salvador, Central America/Honduras, Central America/Nicaragua, Central America/Panama, Democratic Party, economy, europe, Europe/Russia, Europe/Ukraine, GOP/Right Wing, Human Rights, immigration, Media, Middle East/Iran, news, North America/Cuba, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, South America/Venezuela, Time-Sensitive, Trade, Trump

First, They Came for the Venezuelans

March 29, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

Trump is turning deportation into a weapon of mass destruction. None of us—undocumented immigrants, people with papers, naturalized citizens, or native-born citizens—are safe.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia, Central America/El Salvador, Democratic Party, europe, Europe/Germany, Europe/United Kingdom, GOP/Right Wing, Human Rights, immigration, Middle East/Israel, Middle East/Palestine, news, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, South America/Venezuela, Time-Sensitive, Trump

Participatory Budgeting Includes Community Members in the Public Funding Process

March 15, 2025 By Independent Media Institute

As governmental authoritarianism intensifies, citizens “double down on democracy” through the participatory model.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Asia/China, Community, economy, Europe/Finland, Health care, Human Rights, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, South America/Argentina, South America/Brazil

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