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Cuba in the Eye of Washington’s Hurricane
Since the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959, the United States has been at odds with the island’s independent path.
Continue readingCuba Should Be Removed from the U.S. List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
There is a streak of vindictiveness that runs through U.S. policies against Cuba, an island that proved during the pandemic that its revolutionary health process cares for people.
Continue readingThe Era of Northern Hegemony Over Mexico Is Coming to an End
The general mood in Latin America is that the United States should not waste its time interfering south of its border but should, instead, spend its energy trying to resolve its cascading internal crises.
Continue reading‘We Will Prevail’: A Conversation With Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel
With myriad economic problems that Cuba faces, Díaz-Canel, in line with his predecessors Fidel and Raúl Castro, has renewed the principle of self-reliance. The vaccines are the biggest testimonies.
Continue readingHow Corporate Media Has Put the American Public in a State of Ukraine-Russia Psychosis
Binary knee-jerk activism is far too common in American political culture.
Continue readingCan Iran and the U.S. Breathe Life Back Into Nuclear Deal?
Tehran knows the United States may be just a presidential election away from reneging on the deal, so U.S. stakes are temporary.
Continue readingToday’s Crisis Over Ukraine
Today we face an avoidable crisis that was predictable, actually predicted, willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense.
Continue readingChina’s Olympic Battle for Legitimacy: The Prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms: to heal the scars of both exploitative Western colonialism and civil war.
Continue readingMorocco Drives a War in Western Sahara for Its Phosphates
Far from peace, the Abraham Accords are going to accelerate a return to war in this part of Africa.
Continue readingWhy Biden Shouldn’t Use the ‘Summit for Democracy’ to Start More Cold Wars
A renewed cold war with Russia and China would reinforce the nationalist and militarist factions in all countries.
Continue readingWhy Is the U.S. Fueling the November 15 Cuba Protests?
Behind the “non-violent march” mantra is the long shadow of life-long reactionaries who combine economic ultra-liberalism, conservative morality, empty concepts, and creative use of social media.
Continue readingThe U.S. Has an Unhealthy Obsession With Cuba
Through USAID, the U.S. government has funneled millions of dollars into Cuban opposition groups as part of their desperate attempts to overthrow the revolution.
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