By Becca Renk Foster on February 24, 2026
fotos: Becca Renk
Following decades of war, entrenched poverty and gang violence, Nicaraguans are now “breathing peace” in their barrios and around the country. (more…)
By Victor M. Quintana on February 25, 2026
foto: Bill Hackwell
The Cuban people are today the epicenter of resistance to Donald Trump’s insane neocolonialism. Resistance built over more than six decades of having the noose of the U.S. blockade around their necks. Resistance with enormous conviction and discipline and, at the same time, with a great collective heart that is indignant, celebrates, and struggles with optimism. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on February 26, 2026
Plaza of the Revolution, foto Bill Hackwell
There is nothing easier than labeling and disqualifying. It puts an end to any discussion, any nuance, any attempt to understand what we are experiencing—and what we will experience. (more…)
By Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on February 24, 2026
National Assembly holds Public Parliamentary Hearing for the 50th Anniversary of People’s Power. Photo: Presidency of Cuba.
Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the Parliamentary Public Hearing, at the National Capitol, on February 24, 2026, “Year of the Centennial of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.” (more…)
By Dalal al-Zainabi, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, and Saheli Chowdhury on Feb 23 2026
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez along with ministers Vladimir Padrino López and Diosdado Cabello and the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, after being sworn in on January 5. Behind them is President Maduro’s son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra. Photo: AFP.
Any honest assessment of revolutionary orientation must take into consideration practical circumstances. Currently, defeatism and dangerous myths regarding the Venezuelan government are being promoted even by allies, anti-imperialists, and alt-journalists. These actors are spreading narratives written in the halls of Langley and Washington about the Venezuelan government, while ostensibly claiming to support the Bolivarian Revolution. (more…)
By Florencia Lagos Neumann on February 22, 2026
Cuba, United with Firmness, foto: Bill Hackwell
The United States, the world’s largest military power, has lost its hegemony. And there is nothing more dangerous than a power that loses its control over the planet. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on February 24, 2026
Committee for the Defense of the Revolution in a Havana neighborhood discuss priorities in combating the blockade induced problems. foto: Bill Hackwell
Since the United States took illegal action against Venezuela on January 3, and especially after the White House designated Cuba as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” on January 29 to justify actions against third parties that seek to maintain normal relations with the island, a new specialty in Cuban futurology has emerged. (more…)
By Jean Mark Vega on February 22, 2026
foto: Bill Hackwell
“I’m wearing the boots. We are not going to be frogs; surrender does not fit in the Cuban. Our destiny is decided by us, no one else,” says Emma, mother and teacher. (more…)