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Bolton Weaves a Tall Tale in his Venezuela Chapter

By Leonardo Flores on June 24, 2020

Venezuela’s civilian militia has grown to 4 million. Photo: Bill Hackwell

From the first paragraph of “Venezuela Libre”, the ninth chapter of John Bolton’s upcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, it is obvious that the tale Bolton spins is full of (more…)

A Black Prince Rose for George Floyd

By Nancy Morejón

Though he wanted to throw you in the Mississippi,

the cannibal in the murky uniform (more…)

Lessons from Cuban Police

By Reese Erlich on June 18, 2020

Photo: Bill Hackwell

A group of muscular cops carrying semi-automatic pistols and batons slowly move through the crowd at the end of an outdoor salsa concert. My friends and I have a bottle of rum, (more…)

For Washington, the Cuban Medical Missions Really Hit a Nerve

By Hedelberto López Blanch on June 23, 2020

The Trump ultra-right nationalist regime in the US has done the unspeakable by trying to eliminate the solidarity and humanitarian aid that the Cuban doctors have given to (more…)

The Pandemic of Hunger

By Frei Betto on June 23, 2020

Photo: Bill Hackwell

In April, the World Bank predicted that the Brazilian economy would shrink by 5% of GDP by 2020. Now, in June, the prediction is 8% to 10%. And the government’s expected 2% growth. (more…)

Cuba’s two Pandemics: The Coronavirus and the US embargo

By Josefina Vidal Ferreiro on June 21, 2020

As soon as the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in Cuba, our country mobilized all its resources to contain the spread of the virus. (more…)

Bolivia. “We Have a Fear-Based System that was augmented by the Pandemic”

By Carlos Aznárez, on June 15, 2020

We spoke with Antonio Abal, a Bolivian journalist, who explained to us what is happening in his country as a result of the civic, military, religious, police, media and cultural coup. (more…)

A Tide of Whites, Blacks and Browns Gather to Protest in the US

By Ángel Guerra Cabrera on June 21, 2020

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Prestigious pastor and preacher emeritus of New York’s historic Riverside Interfaith Church, James Forbes in an interview with Bill Moyers on CNN said that these protests are a miracle of (more…)

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