Cuba and the Return of the “Tycoon”

By Giorgio Trucchi on November 14, 2024, from Honduras

Cuban doctors arrive in Honduras during Covid

A serious energy crisis, two hurricanes and an earthquake, all in less than a month, have seriously affected the largest of the Greater Antilles. But the bigger concern for the Cuban people perhaps is the sweeping re-election of Donald Trump in its hostile neighbor to the North. (more…)

Peter Pan and Mobile Cinema in Cuba

By Maribel Acosta Damas on November 13, 2024, from the 15th Havana Biennial

In 1961, while Operation Peter Pan was bleeding the Cuban nation of its children and their families, while the country had just fought off the Bay of Pigs invasion, the nascent Revolution – as a counter current to its destiny – was proposing what today can be called great foundational epics: the Literacy Campaign and the Cultural Crusade. (more…)

China and Our America

By Adalberto Santana on November 11, 2024

Currently the relations between our America and China, take place in a framework of a region far from armament and global tensions. (more…)

Another Political Labyrinth of Anti-Chavismo Begins With Donald Trump’s New Term

By Mision Verdad on November 11, 2024

Venezuelan far-right opposition politicians Henrique Capriles and María Corina Machado. photo Federico Parra/AFP.
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Both María Corina Machado and Edmundo González have sent their congratulations to Donald Trump after his victory in the US presidential race. As expected, their first statements have aimed to project closeness and support for the cause of regime change in Venezuela. (more…)

Cuba: A Frontal Assault against the Effect of Hurricanes and Earthquakes

By Granma on November 12, 2024

Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel. Photos: Estudios Revolución.

We are running this article to demonstrate the tremendous human effort the Cuban people are putting up to get back on their feet after these 3 natural disasters hit the island in the span of a couple of weeks. It is the perfect time to increase the demand for Biden to take Cuba off of the scurrilous State Sponsors of Terrorism list (SSOT) before he leaves office.  One immediate personal way to support the emergency situation is to send a donation to The Peoples Forum that is already delivering critical supplies to the island. (more…)

The United States: an Abyss in the Center

By Atilio Boron on November 10, 2024

photo: EFE

The resounding defeat of Kamala Harris  in the recent U.S. presidential election certifies, for the umpteenth time, that when a society has been won over by a generalized tension, lukewarm, moderate, evasive proposals such as those put forward by the Democratic candidate are the sure way to suffer a crushing electoral setback. (more…)

Cuba: The Leap into the Dark

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on November 7, 2024

photo: Yamil Lage, AFP

Cuba has experienced the deepest energy crisis in living memory. On Friday, October 18, the whole country went dark and the outages continued, although more than 60 percent of Cubans had been enduring for several weeks blackouts of more than 14 hours and interruptions in essential services, from drinking water supply to communication and public health. (more…)

Putin Approves Supply of 80,000 Tons of Fuel to Cuba

November 9, 2024

Russia has announced a $60 million diesel shipment to Cuba during bilateral meeting in Havana.The Russian assistance, authorized directly by President Vladimir Putin, represents an international effort to help stabilize Cuba’s energy sector. (more…)

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