By Luis Britto Garcia on August 7, 2021
La Lecheria Venezuela, photo: Bill Hackwell
In 1919, the young José Rafael Pocaterra, imprisoned in the Rotunda for opposing the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez, wrote with pencil stubs two books that are fundamental to understand Venezuela: Memoirs of a Venezuelan in the decadence, and the premonitory novel The House of the Abila Family. (more…)
August 6, 2021
photo: Xinhua
The new president of Peru Pedro Castillo has declared that he will make timely and permanent follow-ups to the appointed ministers and that he will not allow anyone to steal a penny of Peruvian funds. After receiving the first dose of the anti-virus vaccine, he called on the people of Peru to stand behind him and help the executive appointed by the new administration that began last July 28. (more…)
By Ángel Guerra Cabrera on August 6, 2021
photo: Bill Hackwell
In Latin America and the Caribbean there are new developments that should have a positive impact on the consolidation of what has been called the second progressive wave. This wave would have been triggered by the emergence of new popular governments in the region, after several defeats of progressivism from Honduras and Paraguay to Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay and Bolivia. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on August 5, 2021 from Havana
Cuban boxer Julio César La Cruz, photo: Roberto Morejon
When dawn broke this morning on the fourteenth day of the Olympic Games, Cuba was in 15th place in the Tokyo medal standings. It is admirable and not fortuitous that the small island of only 11 million people is 15th among the 204 countries attending the world games. (more…)
By Wendy Holm on August 2, 2021
photo: Abel Rojas Barallobre
The emails kept coming in… From farmers and students and chefs and academics whom I’d taken to that tiny island country over the past two decades to learn about her leadership in sustainable agriculture, cooperatives, and growing food in cities: What’s REALLY going on in Cuba?” they asked. (more…)
By Boris Differ on August 3, 2021
Following the inauguration of the new president Pedro Castillo on Wednesday, July 28, despite the destabilization attempts of the opposition led by the oligarchs Fujimori and ultra-right sectors backed by Washington, the president presented his new government and proceeded to give the guidelines of his new policy. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on August 5, 2021
GitHub, the largest free software platform in the world, has published an incomplete list of 60 computer programs, sites and services restricted for Cuba by the unreasonable U.S. blockade, which according to Senator Marco Rubio does not exist. The list includes everything from the most popular videoconferencing platform in these times of pandemic, Zoom, to most Google applications, such as Code, Cloud, Maps and Play Publics. (more…)
By David Bacon on August 3, 2021
photo: David Bacon
In a field near Arvin, at the southern end of California’s San Joaquin Valley, dozens of workers arrive at 5:30 in the morning. It’s already over 80 degrees, and by mid afternoon the temperature will top 114 degrees, according to my iPhone. (more…)