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International Solidarity with the Free Press under Israeli Attack in Gaza and Lebanon

From Resumen Latinoamericano on October 25, 2024.

Ghassan Najjar and Mohammed Reda

The number of journalists, cameramen, reporters, photographers and media workers killed by Israel in Gaza, the West Bank and Beirut reached 175, during the 365 days of contemporary genocide to the territories of Palestine and Lebanon, broadcast live for the first time in history, before the eyes of the world; 396 were wounded and 36 remain detained in Israeli jails in subhuman conditions of confinement. (more…)

Cuban President in Guantanamo: “Neither Alone nor Abandoned”

October 24, 2024

Cuban President Diaz Canel, listening to the people the hard hit town of San Antonio. del Sur.

“We are doing all this in the midst of a policy of maximum pressure from the United States,” Díaz-Canel denounces in tour of Guantánamo.

Yesterday Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, together with Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, arrived in Guantánamo to see firsthand the progress of the recovery in the province after being hit by Tropical Storm Oscar. (more…)

The American Buffoons

By David Brooks on October 23, 2024.

John Stewart

Programs dedicated to mocking power in the United States have become one of the best defenses against the abuses and deceits of political and economic leaders; this cast stands out for its handling of satire combined with investigative journalism. One of its greatest exponents is Jon Stewart, host of the fictional news program The Daily Show. (more…)

CUBA: BLACKOUT AND BLOCKADE

By Silvio Rodriguez on October 21, 2024

photo: Bill HackwellCuba is going through its greatest energy crisis, with practically the entire island and 10 out of 11 million inhabitants deprived of electricity. The blackouts that have been occurring with increasing frequency and duration for some time now, (more…)

Former Venezuelan Oil Minister Arrested Over Alleged Ties to US Intelligence

By Jose Luis Grandos Ceja on October 22, 2024

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stands beside former Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea during a campaign event in July.

Venezuelan authorities arrested former Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea on Sunday over accusations of corruption and alleged ties to United States (US) intelligence. (more…)

Cuba: Havana’s Electricity System Fully Restored

By Laura Mor on October 22, 2024 from Havana

Havana’s main water pumping and purifying facility. photo: Bill Hackwell

Empresa Eléctrica UNE reported through its usual Telegram channel the reestablishment of the electric system in the Cuban capital, after a new total nationwide disconnection suffered yesterday. (more…)

US Blockade of Cuba Causes Electricity System to Collapse due to lack of Stable Fuel Supply

October 21, 2024 from Havana

photo: office of the Presidency

On Sunday Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel pointed directly at  the blockade policy of the United States government as the fundamental cause of the national collapse of the National Electric Power System (SEN) over the past few days. (more…)

Bill Camp Presenté! Hundreds at His Life Celebration for Labor and Cuba Solidarity

By Mark Friedman on October 18, 2024 from Sacramento CA.

Solidarity among workers, Bill Camp speaking at a CTC meeting in Cuba 2018.

They came from the labor unions, Cuba solidarity committees, human rights, Palestinian and Arab-American struggles, and the Democratic Party to celebrate the life of Bill Camp. Camp was the Executive Secretary of the Sacramento Central Labor Council from 1999 to 2014, and an icon of the labor movement here. (more…)

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