By Gabriel Vera Lopes, Igor Carvalho and Rodrigo Chagas on July 7, 2026 in Havana
foto: Rodrigo Chagas/Brasil de Fato
This coversation with the Cuban president is part of the research for a new documentary produced by Brasil de Fato (more…)
By Pablo Meriguet on July 5, 2026
Juan Lugo, a driver with San Juan’s special projects department, delivers free, non-potable water to residents in the Villa Kennedy public housing complex in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Photo: AP
The island has been experiencing a prolonged water crisis since early June. The neoliberal economic model imposed on Puerto Rico has made it very difficult to modernize the water supply system. (more…)
July 7, 2026
Cuba is not a threat; the embargo is
Speech by Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during the United Nations General Assembly debate under agenda item 38, “The need to end the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba”:
Mr. President, Your Excellencies, Permanent Representatives, distinguished delegates: (more…)
July 6, 2026.
This latest power outage comes amid intense pressure from the United States against Cuba, which is hindering the flow of oil to the Caribbean nation.
Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that the appropriate protocols for restoring the National Electric Power System (SEN) have been activated, following the total blackout reported by the Electric Union (UNE) on Monday, July 6. Currently the grid is coming back step by step. (more…)
By Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquina on July 7, 2026
Earthquakes interrupt everyday life, but not history. Nor do they suspend politics. If anything, they compress history into a few dramatic days, revealing social relations, political projects, and geopolitical forces that ordinarily remain beneath the surface. The Venezuelan earthquake is no exception. (more…)
By Gustavo Jveiga on July 6, 2026
Trump and Rubio, two politicians who stink. Will they be held accountable for their war crimes? Image: AFP, Hans Lucas.
A diplomatic cable leaked to *The Nation*, a U.S. news outlet, indicates that the State Department instructed its embassies to pressure both allied and non-allied governments to withdraw their support for Cuba at the upcoming United Nations assembly, which will address the intensification of the blockade. Marco Rubio acts as if he were a viceroy of the empire, waiting for a humanitarian crisis to erupt on the island. (more…)
By Resumen Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires on July 4, 2026
foto: Franklin Rosales
On the very same day that the genocidal and pedophile U.S. president, his lackey Milei, and his ambassador to Argentina, Lamelas, were toasting “Independence Day” in various parts of the world, a united rally was held in Buenos Aires in support of Socialist Cuba and in outright condemnation of the United States’ ongoing imperialist aggression. (more…)
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein on July 4, 2026
I’m not saying anything new when I say that January 3, 2026, marked a turning point in Venezuela’s history. The problem stems from the different interpretations that have been made of that event. And now, almost six months later, another shocking event is impacting the lives of Venezuelans. In both cases, death has visited the homes of dozens of citizens. (more…)