By Gabriela Cultelli on June 7, 2023
“But I also know of a silence
a silence of twenty-five thousand black corpses
of twenty-five thousand crossbeams of ebony wood”.
-Jacques Roumain (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on June 8, 2023
Nancy Morjon
The ghost of Joseph McCarthy wanders through Paris. It hovers over the chestnut trees of the Saint-Sulpice square, the Delacroix paintings kept in the church of the same name and the literary salons where the French Enlightenment was born. (more…)
By Fabrizio Casari on June 8, 2023
It is difficult to believe that the $500,000 found in sacks in a Church property as part of a money laundering operation was intended for the purchase of candles for the faithful.
This Nicaraguan story that can be read in European or Latin American newspapers speaks of sacks full of money found in several dioceses. It is, however, partial information, which tends to present the detail in order to hide the background, which is much more serious and disturbing. (more…)
by Ju-Hyun Park June 7, 2023
Foto: Abel Padrón Padilla
To most countries, particularly fellow nations in the Global South, Cuba is a sovereign nation recognized for its leadership in healthcare, diplomacy, and human development. The US government, however, has a different, and quite unique, view: Officially, Cuba is categorized as a “State Sponsor of Terrorism.” (more…)
By Ramón Pedregal Casanova on June 6, 2023
“It is important that the U.S. government remain behind the scenes; and when possible, limit its support to training, advice and provision of materials, so as not to harm the local government effort and unnecessarily expose the U.S. to accusations of intervention and colonialism.” (more…)
By Dan Kovalik on June 4, 2023
In an interesting recent speech in Tallinn, Estonia, former White House official Fiona Hill showed that at least someone in Washington has enough self awareness to see what’s happening in the world. (more…)
By Charles McKelvey on June 6, 2023
Cuban President Diaz-Canel speaks on the proposed Social Communication Law at the National Assemblys on May 25
The National Assembly of People’s Power has taken a step toward controlling fake news in Cuba. It approved on May 25 a law mandating that information disseminated by state entities, mass organizations, media organizations, news agencies, radio, television, social media, natural persons, among others, must be truthful, objective, appropriate, current, verified, and understandable. (more…)
Since his inauguration as President of Brazil in January 2023, Lula da Silva has endeavored to relaunch the process of regional cooperation in a fragmented and divided continent. To this end, he organized the South American Summit, which brought together the zone’s presidents on May 29 and 30, 2023, to strengthen integration and dialogue between the various nations, including Venezuela. This country has been subject to extremely severe economic sanctions imposed by the United States for years, which seriously undermine the fundamental rights of Venezuelans.