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The World of Two Months Ago is Gone

By Omelio Borroto Leiseca on June 1, 2020

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Journalist, writer and communications expert Ignacio Ramonet, has restricted his movements and is following strict social isolation measures, in Havana, although he is in excellent (more…)

Uprising in the US is Demanding more than Reform

By Deisy Mexidor Francis on June 19, 2020

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Prensa Latina interview with Resumen Latinoamericano in English co-editor Bill Hackwell (more…)

De Facto Government in Bolivia Reveals Intentions to Stay in Power

June 17, 2020

In the midst of the collapse of Bolivia’s health system that has not been able to deal with the health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic the de facto government revealed its (more…)

Chavismo and the Next Electoral Fight

By Ángel Guerra Cabrera, on June 18, 2020

Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections this December in compliance with the constitutional mandate. The remaining obstacle to calling the elections was removed by a resolution (more…)

Why There Are No George Floyds in Cuba

By August Nimitz on June 17, 2020

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Civil liberties and human rights are frequent targets of critics of the Cuban Revolution. There are indeed limits to civil liberties in Cuba. Where I differ from most of Cuba’s critics is their (more…)

The System is Rigged for the Rich

By Iroel Sánchez on June 16, 2020

Black Lives Matter mural in downtown Oakland.

There is a scene in the documentary I am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, 2016) in which the African-American writer James Baldwin is interviewed on ‘70s television and the interviewer (more…)

COVID-19: A Polygraph for These Times

By Pasqualina Curcio on June 15, 2020

Like a lie detector, COVID-19 has made obvious at least two phenomena that have been taking place already over the past (more…)

Trump Hammers Cuba While Cuba Cures the Sick Worldwide

By Medea Benjamin and Leonardo Flores on June 16, 2020

Photo: Cubacooperation

A team of 85 Cuban doctors and nurses arrived in Peru on June 3 to help the Andean nation tackle the coronavirus pandemic. That same day, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced another tightening of the sanctions screws. This time he (more…)

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