By Isaac Saney, June 22, 2026
foto: Bill Hackwell
The announcement of Cuba’s new package of economic transformations has generated intense debate both within Cuba and among supporters of the Revolution internationally. Some have expressed concern that aspects of the reforms represent a retreat toward capitalism, a weakening of socialist principles, or even a concession to the relentless pressure of U.S. imperialism. Such concerns should not be dismissed. They arise from a genuine commitment to the principles that have defined the Cuban Revolution and an understandable apprehension about the dangers that accompany any expansion of market mechanisms. (more…)
By Stephen Sefton on June 21, 2026
Testimonies of solidarity with Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution from the US, Britain and Ireland
In memory of Chuck Kaufman and Kevin Zeese
Revolutionary struggles around the world have always inspired admiration and support among the popular movements of the Western capitalist countries. Authentic Western progressive opinion defends the ideals of equality among people, brotherhood among nations, non-aggression and self-determination of peoples. However. from the perspective of the anti-democratic Western ruling elites, revolutionary processes present a double threat. First of all, they challenge the powerful political and economic dominance over the majority world of Western corporate and financial élites. Secondly, successful revolutions offer models of a more just society that responds to the aspirations and needs of the majority and not to the petty interests of a small, greedy elite. (more…)
By Dr. Rosemari Mealy from New York City on June 22, 2026
Blacks4Cuba, a citywide coalition of individuals and organizations representing people of African descent and the African diaspora, gathered Saturday, June 20th, outside Harlem’s historic Hotel Theresa, the site where Malcolm X and Cuban President Fidel Castro met more than six decades ago. (more…)
June 22, 2026
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Commander of the Cuban Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, one of the most prominent and important figures of the Cuban liberation struggle, passed away on Sunday June 21. (more…)
By Cindy Forster on June 22, 2026 from Bolivia
road blocks continue in Bolivia
One hundred blockades around Bolivia were mounted by the Indigenous —in a nation where they are the majority— demanding a return to the communal socialism practiced during the years of Evo Morales, 2006 to 2019. This week a state of siege or “state of exception” has cut that number to fifty. The president’s turn to violence lacks parliamentary approval and is hence illegal. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on June 19, 2026 from Havana
image: Aidan
The subordination to Washington that Western Europe’s millionaire leaders have reinforced over the past decade with the aim of weakening Russia has cost those nations widespread economic, political, and military deterioration, as well as a loss of credibility on the international stage. (more…)
June 15 2026
Taty Almeida, president of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo – Founding Line. Photo: Madres de la Plaza de Mayo
Lidia Estela Mercedes Miy Uranga, popularly known as Taty, president of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo – Founding Line, passed away this Sunday at the age of 95. The activist dedicated her life to human rights and to the search for her son Alejandro, who was kidnapped by the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (AAA) in 1975 at the age of 20 and has been missing ever since. This event made her one of the firmest and most tireless voices in the struggle for memory, truth, and justice in Argentina. (more…)
By Laura Mor on June 19, 2026
Ronnie Moffitt
A Chile’s Court has sentenced three former DINA officers to 15 years in prison for the 1976 assassination of U.S. citizen Ronnie Moffitt during a transnational operation targeting diplomat Orlando Letelier in the heart of Washington DC. (more…)