by Alejandra Garcia Elizalde
The United States has reportedly communicated to the Uruguayan government that it must end the presence of the Cuban Medical Brigade, particularly the Cuban Ophthalmology Brigade. As of September 2026, the Cuban medical brigade has reportedly carried out more than 120,000 free procedures, primarily benefiting low-income Uruguayans.by Thomas Palley
Dr Thomas Palley reflects on the debate over tenure following The New School’s dismissal of several tenured professors amid financial distress and institutional reorganization. He argues that the controversy should prompt a broader examination of how higher education is governed. Palley proposes replacing tenure with academic unions, strengthening faculty governance, limiting administrator pay, and requiring senior university officers to come from the faculty. He questions whether tenure adequately protects academic freedom and argues that it creates divisions between tenured and precarious academic workers. He also calls for legal remedies for individuals affected while urging discussion of the wider structure of universities.by Carolina Alves
Empirical inquiry has its place in economics, but economists must not let the pursuit of causality displace the pursuit of explanation.by E A S Sarma
The article by E.A.S. Sarma examines the Union environment ministry’s exemption of standalone green hydrogen and green ammonia plants from prior environmental clearance. Using the proposed 1-million-tonne green ammonia facility at Kakinada as a case study, Sarma highlights concerns over water consumption, desalination waste, pipelines, ecological impacts and the project’s proximity to the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary. He also questions the exclusion of public consultation and the wider implications of treating such projects as environmentally benign merely because they use renewable energy. The letter argues that environmental appraisal must precede industrial operations and calls on the ministry to revisit the exemption in light of Article 48A.by from Santiago Chile
Chile’s far-right President, José Antonio Kast, ignored the 53rd anniversary of the September 11, 1973, coup d’état, when General Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) overthrew the government of Salvador Allende (1970–1973).by Raúl Antonio Capote
As detentions of Cubans in the United States increase, the voices most critical of Havana remain silent; no politician—and almost none of the so-called influencers—is speaking out to denounce the abuse. Most Cubans detained and deported to third countries did not cross the border illegally; their entry was, at the time, legal and authorized by U.S. authorities.by La Jornada editorial
The U.S. Southern Command reported the sinking of the fishing vessel Por siempre don Carlos and the disappearance of its 25 crew members 140 nautical miles off the coast of Manta, Ecuador. With this action, the total number of vessels destroyed by U.S. troops—invited into the country by President Daniel Noboa with the alleged aim of combating drug trafficking—now stands at 10.by Phil Pasquini
Advocates say hundreds of thousands of Haitians face removal to a country beset by killings, displacement and severe instability, while protests demand restoration of Temporary Protected Status.by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
Colombia’s decision to withdraw its intervention in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice does not affect the proceedings, South Africa’s arguments or the Court’s jurisdiction, according to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. The organisation explains that Colombia was an intervening state under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute, not the applicant, and therefore could not halt or withdraw the case itself. The article also examines Colombia’s continuing obligations under the Genocide Convention, including the duty to prevent and punish genocide. It calls on states to support international accountability efforts and uphold the independence of the Court.by Vijay Prashad
Trump’s campaign to bring Greenland under US control is presented as a national-security project, but Greenlanders have overwhelmingly rejected joining the United States. Vijay Prashad examines the island’s strategic importance, the extensive US military presence already established there, and the historical costs borne by Greenlanders. The article places Trump’s demands within the broader framework of the Monroe Doctrine and its modern “Donroe Doctrine” formulation, linking Greenland to Washington’s wider hemispheric ambitions. It also traces Greenland’s struggle for self-government and independence, arguing that strategic interests, mineral resources and military geography cannot override the political rights and self-determination of Greenland’s people.Creative Commons