By Isaac Saney on July 17, 2025
Amilcar Cabral with Fidel.
In one of the most enduring axioms of revolutionary integrity, Amílcar Cabral—African liberation theorist, freedom fighter, and martyr—urged those engaged in the struggle for liberation and justice to “Tell no lies, claim no easy victories.” This precept demands truth-telling, humility, and a relentless confrontation with reality. It stands in opposition to demagoguery, denial, and the temptation to obscure difficult truths for the sake of appearances. (more…)
By Oscar Sánchez Serra on July 15, 2025
Cuba’s Little League softball champions will continue to develop in the sport. Photo: National Softball Commission
The United States has violated the rights of Cuban children by preventing nine- and ten-year-old girls from the Little League national softball team from attending the World Series qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico.
This can only be described as sadistic, because of its refined cruelty, which it carries out with pleasure; sarcastic, because it mocks and offends with biting irony; and criminal, because it cuts short the noble aspirations of the early years of life. (more…)
July 14, 2025
Residente concert in Valencia
On Sunday, Puerto Rican singer Rene Perez Joglar, known as Residente, once again brought attention to the Palestinian cause on the international stage. “Palestine will overcome!” he shouted alongside thousands of attendees at the Pirata Festival in Gandia, Valencia, held from July 9 to 12. (more…)
July 14, 2025
Amid a worsening famine in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation army has enforced a complete ban on fishing and sea access off Gaza’s coast, further deepening the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing genocide. (more…)
By Chris Hedges on July 15, 2025
The sanctioning by the Trump administration of Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, is an ominous harbinger of the end of the rule of international law.
When the history of the genocide in Gaza is written, one of the most courageous and outspoken champions for justice and the adherence to international law will be Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur, who today the Trump administration is sanctioning. Her office is tasked with monitoring and reporting on human rights violations that Israel commits against Palestinians. (more…)
July 14, 2025
The decision consolidates the position against Netanyahu’s actions; the foreign minister says relations with the country should be minimal
Brazil will join South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel for genocide against the Palestinian people before the United Nations International Court of Justice. Brazil will join the proceedings as a third party. The decision coincides with the institutional actions of the Brazilian government, which is critical of Israel’s position. (more…)
By Adele Robichez and Larissa Bohrer on July 12, 2025 from São Paulo
Congressman speaks of blackmail and warns of US interest in exploiting strategic minerals abundant in Brazil
Federal Congressman Glauber Braga
Federal congressman Glauber Braga (Psol-RJ) described US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian products as an “attempted coup” in an interview with Conexão BdF, on Rádio Brasil de Fato. The measure was announced to the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in a letter blaming Brazil for prosecuting former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the Federal Supreme Court (STF), where he is charged with attempting a coup. (more…)
By Cheryl LaBash on July 12, 2025
Carnaval, Santiago de Cuba, photo: Bill Hackwell
It was not that long ago the shiny new internet and social media world dangled before us visions of instant communications with friends and the possibility of international collaboration for a better world. Increasingly it seems harder to sort through all the layers of ads and fake news. An example of how far the online world has become a political battle ground can be seen in the topic of travel to Cuba. (more…)