Dear Friends and Subscribers,
Resumen Latinoamericano in English, in coordination with the National Network on Cuba and the People’s Forum, is planning a webinar to honor the life and work of longtime activist and founding editor of Resumen Latinoamericano in English, Alicia Jrapko. There will be tributes and music from her friends and comrades in the US and Cuba who worked with her on the many campaigns she led or participated in over the years.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5th, 3pm EST – 12pm PST Save the Date – Details Coming soon
By Gustavo A. Maranges and Bill Hackwell on February 1, 2022
Cuban students who learned of Leonard Peltier’s case in school demand his release. photo: Bill Hackwell
Last Friday, it became known that the 77-year-old Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier was sick with COVID-19. Peltier has been in prison for over 46 years, which makes him the oldest political prisoner in the United States. (more…)
By José Manuel Blanco Díaz on February 1, 2022
US Congress, photo: Bill Hackwell
It would seem that the US government is looking to open a new chapter in its escalation of aggression towards Venezuela with the possible implementation of the PANA Act, which the US would use to further justify its looting of Venezuelan resources and assets. (more…)
By Carlos Aznárez and Roberto Perdía on January 30, 2022
Protest against the IMF in Buenos Aires. photo: Bill Hackwell
This past Friday, President Alberto Fernandez announced the new Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by which he set the will of his government to extend the payment of the debts contracted by former right wing President Macri , by assuming a series of commitments with that international financial organization, where the US has the leading voice. (more…)
By Pedro Domínguez Gento on February 1, 2022
photo: ICCCAD
After centuries of atrocities against people including wars, massacres, slavery, exploitation, the destruction of the environment, pollution of ecosystems, extinction of flora and fauna, etc., this insensitive and insatiable system has brought us to the current critical situation, including pandemics. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 30, 2022 from Havana
graphic: Martinera
This coming up February 7th will mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Blockade on Cuba, when the Kennedy Administration shut the door on any sort of normal commerce that most countries of the world enjoy even though sanctions and blockades have increasingly become a favorite weapon in the imperial arsenal. But the one on Cuba is the oldest and most comprehensive. (more…)
By Ilka Oliva-Corado on January 30, 2021
foto: Bill Hackwell
When Victorina agreed, she was already perched on a tire tube crossing the waters of the Rio Grande. The shouts of the other migrants brought her to her senses. What time was it? Maybe it was 1 or 2 a.m., but how could she tell if the sky was clouded, maybe it was around 3 a.m., the time when the roosters crow in her native Honduras. (more…)
By Benjamin Norton on January 29, 2022
photo: Jefrey Poveda
The leftist Sandinista government of Nicaragua has revealed that it has signed an agreement with the People’s Republic of China to build thousands of houses for poor and working families. (more…)