Chinese-backed solar expansion is giving Cuba new generating capacity as fuel shortages and U.S. pressure deepen blackouts. The strongest form of solidarity is productive capacity that remains on the island.

Bolsonarismo survived Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency by becoming a wider political network. The documented record includes a coup conviction, militia-linked associations, a current investigation and transnational right-wing alliances.

At the world’s largest copper mine, supervisors overwhelmingly rejected BHP’s contract offer. The dispute centers on pay, schedules, work intensity and the distribution of value from a strategic mineral asset.

The federal minimum wage is still $7.25. A $20 floor would be a major redistribution toward low-wage labor—and its effects should be debated as a question of wages, prices, employment and bargaining power.