José R. Cabañas Rodriguez on April 30, 2026 from Havana
President Clinton signing the Helms Burton Act under the watchful eyes of the CANF.
Just 36 years ago, with the collapse of the USSR and the so-called socialist bloc, Cubans, organized under the guidance of the CIA and other federal agencies in Miami, began a special celebration under the slogan “Cuba next.” What they expected did not happen in 1990, nor in 1991. Twenty-four months after the initial predictions, some began to wonder why the force of gravity wasn’t working in the Cuban case. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris on April 30, 2026
Although progressives are rightly concerned about US-coerced compromises and concessions, it is equally important to understand the resilience and continuing successes of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. Focusing only on the half-empty aspect of the proverbial glass obscures the strength of the resistance and conceals the vulnerabilities of the imperial juggernaut. (more…)
By Raúl Antonio Capote on April 29, 2026 from Havana
Fidel’s warning about cyberspace was not opposed to technological development, but was convinced of its emancipatory potential. Photo: Liborio Noval
Long before terms like fake news, post-truth, or cognitive warfare flooded public debates, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, accurately unraveled the mechanisms of domination that the great powers would deploy through information and communication technologies. (more…)
By Alexander Main, Joe Sammut, Mark Weisbrot and Guillaume Long on April 27, 2026
A country’s infant mortality rate (IMR) is often considered a key barometer for a population’s overall health as well as its access to quality health care.1 In Cuba, where for decades the state has invested substantially in health care services, the IMR was, until recently, among the lowest in the Western Hemisphere and lower than in the US. Since 2018, however, Cuba’s IMR has increased from an annual rate of 4.0 per 1,000 live births to a rate of 9.9 as of 2025,2 representing an increase of 148 percent. If the rate of infant mortality had remained unchanged, then approximately 1,800 fewer babies would have died since 2018.
April 27, 2026.
The Haitian community in the United States is paying close attention to the arguments the U.S. Supreme Court will consider regarding the future of Temporary Protected Status (TPS), in a case that could determine whether thousands of immigrants lose their protection against deportation. (more…)
April 28, 2026, from Santiago de Cuba
International brigades in solidarity with Cuba, buoyed by the successful Nuestra América Convoy that collectively brought over 30 tons of humanitarian aid in March, are now arriving on the socialist island in large numbers to celebrate May 1 and to demonstrate their opposition to the draconian US blockade of the Cuban people. (more…)
April 25, 2026
The IACHR submitted a report on Cuban medical missions. Photo Quarterscuro / Archive
Following the presentation of the report Labor Rights of Healthcare Personnel in Medical Missions from Cuba by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Mexico’s representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Alejandro Encinas, expressed reservations on Friday regarding its conclusions and defended the working conditions of Cuban doctors in Mexico. (more…)
By Jill Clark-Gollub April 26, 2026, from Washington, DC
Activists tell Congress to stop applying unilateral coercive measures and lift the blockade on Cuba
This spring constituents and grassroots organizations have been raising awareness in Congress and in public forums of the harms caused by Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs or “sanctions”). Sanctions have become the “go-to” foreign policy tool of the United States government, now impacting a quarter of the global economy and one-third of the world’s population. These measures cause an average of 564,000 deaths around the world annually—comparable to the toll from armed conflict—mostly among children under 5 years old. (more…)