Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Is the United States a Border Patrol Nation?

For decades, the Border Patrol has operated with extraconstitutional powers along the US-Mexico divide. Now it’s expanded across the country.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, February 2, 2026.

Political scientist Laura Fernandez, 39, becomes the second woman to win the presidential chair in Costa Rica’s history.

Jamaica is a regular supplier to Cuba, but decided to comply with Trump’s decree threatening tariffs on countries that deliver fuel to the island.

Arrested and charged for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, marking a serious escalation of attacks on the press in the United States.

“There doesn’t have to be a humanitarian crisis,” Trump said when asked about the warning from the Mexican president.

Restoring democracy requires will, political resolve, strategy, and social cohesion around a common purpose.

A friend of my mother’s stopped by the house and kindly shared some multivitamin supplements with her.

Today’s featured artists are Esperanza Spalding & Jimmy Heath (USA) in a live performance of Louis Amrstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” (2012).

Deb Vinsky from Canada took our photo of the day: “Snow Kids”, in Waterloo, Canada..