By Alejandra Garcia on November 3, 2022 in Havana
San Francisco celebrates in the street the vote in the UN for Cuba. photo: Bill Hackwell
Once again, the United States has been left alone in its efforts to stifle Cuba. The General Assembly of the United Nations once again pronounced itself overwhelmingly against the economic blockade that Washington insists on maintaining against the island. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on November 2, 2022
The VII Conference of Strategic Studies organized by the Center for International Policy Research in Havana, with the co-sponsorship of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), has concluded. The results of its debates are available to the public on the CIPICuba Youtube Channel. We are working on the digital edition of the texts that were sent to the Organizing Committee. (more…)
By John Perry on October 29, 2022
over half of Nicaragua’s annual budget goes to social investment, photo: friends of the ATC
The Biden administration has announced new sanctions which are intended to hit the poorest Nicaraguans – both in their pockets and in the public services on which they depend. This latest attack on a small Central American country is, as usual, dressed up as promoting democracy: the sanctions will “deny the Ortega-Murillo regime the resources they need to continue to undermine democratic institutions in Nicaragua.” But everyone knows the real target is ordinary Nicaraguans who voted overwhelmingly to return a Sandinista government in last year’s elections. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on November 1, 2022 from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
How many more Cubans will have to die in the waters nearby in their effort to reach the United States, before the White House recognizes that they hold the responsibility for this sad Cuban reality? When will the Caribbean island be able to count on an orderly and safe migration to the North American country, and policies that do not facilitate the illegal entry of Cubans to that nation, whether by sea or land? (more…)
On October 31, 2022
President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party of Brazil addressed supporters in São Paulo after his victory was confirmed on October 30. In the speech, Lula defined the priorities of his future government, called on the Brazilian people to overcome divisions, and rebuild the country around a clear priority: the arduous struggle against economic and social misery. (more…)
La Jornada Editorial on November 1, 2022
Bolivian Labor Union stand against the right wing strike. photo: Patria Digital
The strike that yesterday completed its 10th day in the province of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, brings with it inevitable echoes of the coup d’état that three years ago deposed former president Evo Morales and installed an ephemeral de facto government headed by the now imprisoned Jeanine Áñez. (more…)
By José Antonio Aponte, Declaration of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC ) on October 31, 2022
photo: Bill Hackwell
UNEAC, made up of writers, artists and researchers from all over the country, has issued a statement after a group of young people in the province of Holguin, while celebrating the Halloween holiday (alien to our cultural identity), went out dressed in Ku Klux Klan hoods, asking: where are the blacks? (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on October 30, 2022
President Lula da Silva
Just a few minutes ago, Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced Lula da Silva’s victory by over 2 million votes or 1.5%. Undoubtedly it was a tight race with many obstacles for the progressive candidate, but in the end, the people’s will to leave behind 4 years of a disastrous government prevailed. (more…)