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Almagro, Three Years of Honeymoon Paid for by the OAS

By Hedelberto López Blanch on April 7, 2023

Luis Almagro, photo: El Tiempo

Like the movie “Around the World in 80 Days” the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro tried to compete with that film and for two years spent honeymoons in about 30 countries with a dear whose expenses were mostly paid by the organization. (more…)

La Colmenita: When Art and Childhood Come Together; Only Love Can Emerge

By Juan José Olivares on April 7, 2023 from Mexico City

La Colmenita performs at the UN in 2011, photos: Bill Hackwell

“Children should meet once a week to see who they can do some good for.” This phrase of  Cuba’s José Martí is recalled to La Jornada by Carlos Alberto Tin Cremata, director and dynamic founder of La Colmenita, Cuba’s national  children  theater company; (more…)

Brazil: The 1964 Coup Turns 59 Years Old

By Frei Betto on March 31, 2023.

Today, the coup that implemented 21 years of military dictatorship in Brazil will be 59 years old. It actually took place on April 1st. But since April Fool’s Day is celebrated on that date, the military moved the commemoration back to March 31. (more…)

Countries Worldwide are Dropping the US Dollar

By Ben Norton on April 6, 2023

The global de-dollarization campaign is gaining momentum, as countries around the world seek alternatives to the hegemony of the US dollar. (more…)

Trump in the Judicial Labyrinth 

By Atilio A. Boron on April 5, 2023

photo: IANS

Donald Trump appeared in Lower Manhattan Criminal Court to face charges, allegedly more than thirty, for having bought the silence of porn film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump paid $130,000 for her not to reveal that, years earlier, she had had a sexual encounter with the tycoon. It is striking that with many other charges against the former president, including his responsibility for the very serious riots of January 6, 2021 (more…)

The War Against Cuba

By Ana Hurtado on April 4, 2023

photo: Abel Padrón Padilla

Cuba’s victories are piling up. There were many people who were full of praise for the victory of the U.S. baseball team in Miami, without expecting that this “defeat” for the Cuban team, and I am putting it in quotation marks on purpose, was the best thing that could happen for everyone in the face of public opinion and the international panorama. (more…)

Cuba Strikes Back and Wins Lawsuit against Vulture Fund in London

By Alejandra Garcia on April 4, 2023

Today Cuba won an important legal victory against a vulture fund that sought to take advantage of the Caribbean island. The High Court of England and Wales of London ruled that the vulture fund CRF I is not a creditor of the Cuban State, (more…)

New Campaign to Reinvigorate the Establishment of Zone of Peace in Our Americas

By Bill Hackwell on April 4, 2023

Today in a press conference in Washington DC the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) along with key allies launched a popular collective campaign to promote the urgent need to establish a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. The press conference coincided with similar events that took place in Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (more…)

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