August H. Nimtz Jr. on September 8, 2015
One of thousands displaced by Hurricane Katrina 2005, Photo: Bill Hackwell
The Obama administration argues that the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Havana will give it more effective means for reintroducing capitalism in Cuba as well as teaching Cubans about democracy and human rights. (more…)
By Arnold August ON September 9, 2015
At the August 14, 2015 flag-raising ceremony in Havana, Secretary of State John Kerry stated “we remain convinced the people of Cuba would be best served by genuine democracy.” This US promotion of democracy for Cuba is explicitly or implicitly referring to freedom of the press, among other features. (more…)
By Paul Guzzo on September 8, 2015
The debate over the changing U.S. policy toward Cuba takes an ironic twist this week. Those who believe President Barack Obama is on the right path with his effort to normalize relations between the two countries might find themselves cheering if he declares Cuba is still an enemy and danger to national interests. (more…)
By Sara Flounders on September 8, 2015
U.S. wars, starvation sanctions and planned destabilization are the overwhelming cause of the surge of hundreds of thousands of war refugees flooding across European borders and across the Mediterranean Sea. The major European-NATO powers collaborated with U.S. imperialism in each war. (more…)
By Diana Johnstone on September 7, 2015
This Monday, September 7, seven Syrian citizens go to court in Paris to pursue their civil suit against French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. The five men and two women all lost family members and close friends in massacres by armed rebels supported by Fabius in word and deed. They are asking for one euro of symbolic damages. (more…)
By Margaret Kimberley on September 9, 2015
“It must be stated unequivocally that these are regime change refugees.”
The ongoing migrant crisis in Europe is a direct result of American and NATO interventions and aggressions in the Middle East. Had those partners in crime not exacted regime change in Libya, that country would not be a magnet for human trafficking and an embarkation point for desperate people. (more…)
By Alex Lantier on September 8, 2015
Even as tens of thousands of Syrians flee to Europe, the NATO powers are proposing to step up the bombing of their war-torn country and the drive for regime change in Syria. (more…)
By Laura Bécquer Paseiro on September 6, 2015
Photo: Bill Hackwell
September 7 marks fifth anniversary of the death of Reverend Lucius Walker. He toured hundreds of cities bringing a message that the immoral blockade of Cuba had to end even if that meant defying the laws of his own country. He made a flag out of solidarity and made peace his commitment. (more…)