March 27, 2026 translation by Ed Newman from Havana
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, recently gave an interview to Spanish political scientist Pablo Iglesias Turrión on the digital platform Canal Red, which was broadcast on the Cuban Mesa Redonda program.
The dialogue addressed issues related to the current situation in Cuba, the impact of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government, and recent acts of international solidarity.
The conversation offers insight into the internal and external challenges facing the Caribbean nation, as well as the government’s stance regarding the humanitarian flotilla that took place in recent days.
This is a very long and comprehensive discussion that allowed for the Cuban President to lay out in an informal way the Cuban reality and resilience of its people in the shadow of the empire. I encourage you to read it in its entirety. – Resumen editorial. (more…)
By Patricio Montesinos on March 26, 2026
Contrary to its aim of suffocating and isolating Cuba, the U.S. regime, with its current aggressive policy, has succeeded in multiplying international solidarity toward the Caribbean island, as well as the resilience and unity of its people. (more…)
By John Perry on March 26, 2026
The real Nicaragua: A march in solidarity with Venezuela and with Palestine (photo: El 19).
United Nations “experts” on Nicaragua, working to sanitize the effects of a failed, U.S.-inspired coup attempt, have not visited the country since the violence occurred eight years ago.Yet, for them, Nicaragua is “a giant prison” in which the Sandinista government “has effectively taken its own population hostage.” (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on March 26, 2026 from Havana
Cuba’s victory in the Bay of Pigs invasion.
The first time I saw a tank was on the streets of Sancti Spíritus, the city in the center of the island where I was born. It was April 1975, and with the fall of Saigon, Vietnam’s victory was being celebrated after nearly 20 years of U.S. aggression. My child’s eyes do not remember that World War II steel behemoth as a threat, but rather as an early lesson that, in Cuba, even the triumphs and sorrows of other peoples are also experienced as a warning. (more…)
An Interview with Ana Hurtado by Oriol Sabata on March 22, 2026
foto: Bill Hackwell
Cuba is currently facing a serious situation as a result of the intensification of the criminal U.S. blockade. What is the atmosphere like on the island, what mood do you sense among the people, and what has been the reaction of the government and the people to this new imperialist onslaught? (more…)
By Carlos Aznárez on March 23, 2026.
workers demonstrate against the dictatorship
Half a century later, the civil-military-corporate-religious dictatorship established in Argentina on March 24, 1976, continues to be a major topic of discussion. Not only because 50 years is always a milestone that prompts us to recall painful or pleasant events, but because the consequences of that brutal assault on an entire people remain so relevant today. (more…)
March 24, 2026
The Granma 2.0 arrives in Havana harbor
In a continuing act of international solidarity, the tuna boat “Maguro,” renamed “Granma 2.0” by its crew, docked today in the port of Havana, carrying more than 30 tons of humanitarian aid on board. The vessel, the flagship of the “Nuestra América” Solidarity Convoy, set sail from the port of Progreso in Yucatán, Mexico,and traveled 370 nautical miles over five days, facing adverse weather conditions to fulfill its mission. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris on March 24, 2026
In the wake of Washington’s January 3 military attack and then problematic détente with Caracas, corporate media suggest a meaningful shift in Venezuela policy, implying relief for a country long subjected to economic coercion. However, far from dismantling the sanctions regime, the US has merely adjusted its application through licensing mechanisms, leaving the core structure of coercive measures fully intact. (more…)