By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on June 4, 2026 from Havana
Foto Marco Peláez
Comments circulating on social media raise uncomfortable questions: What would happen if the United States were subjected for weeks to an oil blockade similar to the one it imposes on Cuba? What would happen if its hospitals depended on generators with limited fuel, if cold chains collapsed, if water treatment plants shut down, if cell towers went silent, if a major city were left without electricity, without communications, without digital payments, and without basic services? (more…)
By Nancy Morejon on June 3, 2026
Fidel talks with his brother Raúl Castro during a ceremony as part of Operation Truth, Havana, January 21, 1959. Photo: “Fidel Soldado de las Ideas” website
The people, with their proverbial wisdom, call him by his name. And today it is a saying from San Antonio to Maisí because Raúl is Raúl. (more…)
Meeting between Raúl Castro Ruz and Ho Chi Minh, in October 1966. foto: Granma Archive
“You have been the architects of the military science of people’s war, capable of halting, defeating, and forcing the imperialist aggressor to taste the bitterness of defeat. This legacy to the peoples of the world is a historic achievement, yet another contribution by Vietnam to the global revolutionary movement, for which it will forever be recognized.”
Havana, September 6, 1985
Comrades:
It is with deep emotion that I receive from you, dear representatives of the heroic people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Order bearing the glorious name of the founder of your homeland and exemplary revolutionary of our times, the unforgettable Ho Chi Minh. I am equally honored to express the gratitude of the generals and officers decorated today. (more…)
By David Brooks on June 2, 2026
“The Boss” Bruce Springsteen, on tour with “Land of Dreams and Hopes,” photo: AP
Music has always accompanied social movements and struggles in the United States; in fact, it is difficult to think of the rebellious episodes in this country without mentioning their musical traditions. (more…)
By Ricardo Guerrero. Resumen Latinoamericano, June 1, 2026.
Dictator Fulgencio Batista (left), alongside American mob boss Meyer Lansky and his wife.
While a privileged minority lived in the most absolute opulence, the Cuban people suffered from one of the greatest social inequalities in Latin America. (more…)
By Manuel Humberto Restrepo on June 1, 2026.
Colombia’s presidential elections have ended in a technical tie, with a margin of less than 3% of the vote, leading to a runoff between Iván Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella. More than an electoral contest between two candidates, it will be a clash between two historical models of the country, two conceptions of democracy, and two radically different ways of understanding the state, the economy, security, rights, sovereignty, peace, and Colombian society. (more…)
By David Montgomery on June 1, 2026
Havana, foto: Bill Hackwell
The administration is targeting travelers who criticize US policy.
The Trump administration has begun to weaponize long-standing restrictions on freedom to travel to Cuba, focusing on travelers who criticize the US policy of asphyxiating the Cuban economy and threatening a military attack. (more…)
June 1, 2026.
Bolivian political leader Christian Velasco denounces U.S. interference in Bolivia’s internal affairs and rejects the policy of surrendering Bolivia’s natural resources—especially lithium—in exchange for military security for the ruling elites. “We want to denounce that our country is being held hostage by the U.S. and that there is serious interference in the affairs of Bolivians,” stated Velasco. (more…)