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The Doomsday Clock: A Chronicle of the Trivialization of the Apocalypse

By Raul Antonio Capote on June 11, 2026 from Havana

foto: Jorge

I thought of my grandchildren; I thought of the children of Hiroshima, incinerated in an instant while they played in their school yards… (more…)

Diplomat in the United States Says Trump’s Sanctions Are a Pretext for Military Action

June 10, 2026

Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera

The recent US sanctions against Cuban leaders and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for President Donald Trump’s administration to convince the American people to support a military intervention, the top Cuban diplomat in Washington told The Associated Press. (more…)

Weapons for Civilian Volunteers in Cuba?

By Raul Capote on June 9, 2026 from Havana

Several digital media outlets are spreading the “news” that, in Cuba, the government is distributing weapons to civilian volunteers in anticipation of a possible attack. Let me be clear: in Cuba, we don’t improvise; we are an organized country, especially when it comes to defense. (more…)

Sánchez Overtakes Fujimori in Peru’s Still-Unresolved Election Race

By Carlos Noreiga on June 8, 2026 from Lima

Roberto Sanchez nears victory. foto: Ernesto Benavides, AFP

With votes from rural areas and remote communities, Roberto Sánchez has been widening his lead with 95% of the votes counted. However, the factor of votes cast by Peruvians abroad means this trend cannot yet be considered irreversible. (more…)

Nicaragua: “InSight Crime” Defends an Indicted Criminal

By Roger D. Harris and Kelly Nelson

Samcam’s former home in Jinotepe, Nicaragua,  with graffiti labeling him a “murderer.” foto: Confidencial.

InSight Crime, a thinktank which claims to fuse “investigative journalism with academic rigor,” accuses Nicaragua’s government of “hiring assassins” to hunt down and kill opponents abroad. This bold accusation is based on no more than “circumstantial” evidence, strongly suggesting political motivation. This fact-impoverished rush to judgment reflects a more general bias of the US-aligned corporate press, which seeks to demonize Nicaragua and its Sandinista political leadership. (more…)

Mr. Rubio and His “Perfect Villain”

By Francisco Delgado Rodriguez on June 7, 2026

Marco Rubio lying to Congress

“Lying comes at no cost when you go to the U.S. Congress” is the phrase that perhaps best sums up, in the words of Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Cossio, what has occurred in recent days in both chambers of the U.S. Congress during Mr. Rubio’s participation in his capacity as Secretary of State. And it goes without saying that such remarks were essentially a true reflection of his antiquated mindset—that is, outdated and degraded. (more…)

Cuba: Let Silence Not Prevail

By Ignacio Ramonet, journalist, Spain; Hernando Calvo Ospina, writer, France; Atilio Borón, sociologist, Argentina; and Fernando Buen Abad, philosopher, Mexico on June 6, 2026

Sovereign Cuba

WE REAFFIRM OUR SOLIDARITY!

A few months ago, on our own initiative, we collected signatures from figures in the scientific, political, artistic, and intellectual communities—leaders with deep humanistic commitments—to issue a strong global protest against the U.S. blockade of Cuba, which has been in place for over sixty years. (more…)

Venezuela: Four Times When Hugo Chávez Chose Peace

By William Castillo Bollé  –  June 4, 2026

Hugo Chávez holding a small crucifix in his hand in a televised address to the nation minutes after being reinstated as president as the result of a failed coup on April 11, 2002. Photo: Con el Mazo Dando

“Peace will be my harbor, my glory, my reward, my hope, my happiness, and all that is precious in the world.”—Simón Bolívar, 1820.

In the face of slanderous narratives against the Bolivarian Revolution and its leadership, in the face of those who appoint themselves the Inquisition and condemn our process to the pyre of their feelings and frustrations, stoking division among popular forces, uncertainty, and hatred, there is no room for hesitant responses. In the face of those who hurl very serious accusations against comrades who have taken on the responsibility of leading our Homeland in this decisive moment, a calm response is warranted. Look each other in the eye. Participate in the debate with the complexity that historical time demands. Look at the history we have traversed. Reflect. (more…)

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