By Raúl Antonio Capote on August 28, 2026 from Havana
the longest genocide in history, foto: Prensa Latina
So far in 2026, Cuba has received a single shipment of oil: some 100,000 metric tons of crude donated by Russia—and nothing else. (more…)
August 26 2026
Ecuadoran President Noboa meeting with troops
The government of Daniel Noboa, through a ministerial agreement, has allowed US soldiers and contractors to enter Ecuador without a visa, even if they are not working on security operations. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on August 27, 2026
Donald Trump extended the TWEA’s authority over Cuba until 2027
Some laws have been around for a long, tedious time.
On August 20, Donald Trump once again invoked legislation dating back more than a century by extending the provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) applicable to Cuba through September 14, 2027. The executive order did not impose a new sanction. It did something worse: it kept in place a legal exception dating back to 1917. (more…)
By Randy Alonso Falcon on August 26, 2026
“They bring desolation and call it peace.” – Gaius Cornelius TacitusImperial politics has always been a mixture of arrogance, lies, manipulation and inconsistencies. These are part of its tools of power. (more…)
By Lea Aschkenas on August 25, 2026
Havana, foto: Bill Hackwell
In his 1986 book, Michael Parenti described a situation that remains relevant forty years later: when the United States fears that another country’s non-capitalist political model—and its resulting advances in social justice and quality of life—might lead its own citizens to question their own system, it routinely imposes an embargo and sanctions against that country. The media then reports on the suffering caused by these policies, while avoiding any mention of the embargo and sanctions. (more…)
By Geraldina Colotti on August 24, 2026
Toussaint Louverture
There is a red thread—of blood, fire, and dignity—that connects the axe of the maroons in Our America with 21st-century anti-imperialism. This thread was born on the night of August 13–14, 1791, in the clearing of Bois Caïman, Haiti. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia Elizalde on August 24, 2026 from Havana
Degnis Bofill
The Cuban musician community in Florida is facing moments of deep concern following the detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of two promising young talents in Latin music: percussionist Degnis Bofill and pianist Andy García. Both artists, recognized for their professional achievements and for earning accolades in the music scene after emigrating to the United States, are being held in immigration custody. (more…)
August 22, 2026.
fotos: Lof Melo and Quimquimtrew.
Throughout the day, participants protested the situation facing the communities and questioned Judge Bonorino’s actions, alleging that he had failed to respect indigenous rights and that human rights violations were occurring.
The mobilization also brought to light the state of all indigenous rights in Argentina and the failure to issue communal land titles to various communities. (more…)