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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.

The U.S. Is a World Outlier on Abortion Restrictions

The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a pattern of American exceptionalism that harms people in both the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The WTO Opts for Greed and Profits Over Providing Vaccinations for All People Worldwide

The health of all people is being sacrificed to Big Pharma profits and rich countries’ saber-rattling sanctions. Meanwhile, other countries are capable of meeting the world’s vaccine needs.

Cuba 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.

How Cuba Is Eradicating Child Mortality and Banishing the Diseases of the Poor

To move from 59 infant deaths out of every 1,000 live births to no infant deaths in the matter of a few decades is an extraordinary feat.

The Ukraine War’s Role in Exacerbating Global Food Insecurity

The effects of the war in Ukraine have brought much of the world’s attention to energy prices. But food insecurity is also rising and will likely get worse.

The People’s Summit for Democracy Offers a Progressive Vision to Counter U.S. Dominance in the Region

Biden’s insistence on continuing the U.S. policy of exclusion and aggression against Latin America has made his summit a failure before it has even begun.

Jeremy Corbyn: It’s Not Enough to Resist—We Have to Build, Too

We don’t face multiple separate crises. The system itself is the crisis and must be overcome, replaced and transformed.

The Heroes of Hotel Saratoga

What made the explosion at the Havana hotel stand out was the solidarity of Cuba’s citizens. Two hours after the blaze, the line of volunteers in front of blood banks, polyclinics and hospitals exceeded thousands, and most of them were young people.

Why Nonalignment Is an Urgent Imperative for the Global South

As the United States escalates its new cold war against Russia and China, there is now an urgent imperative to reject this cold war mentality of wanting to divide the world along old acrimonious lines.

Now Is the Time for Nonalignment and Peace

As countries in the Global North push to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Global South has overwhelmingly pushed for a perspective of dialogue and peace. Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad reflect on the need to create a fresh Non-Aligned Movement.

‘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.

The Terrible Fate Facing the Afghan People

The UN has warned that about half the population of the country are “facing a record level of acute hunger.”

Theranos Verdict: In the U.S., It Is Fine to Lie to Consumers but Not to Investors

Hyper-capitalism has systematically weakened regulations to help capital at the cost of consumers. The verdict on the Elizabeth Holmes case simply illustrates the growing post-’90s disregard for consumers.

The U.S. Makes a Mockery of Treaties and International Law

The United States claims it is operating under a “rules-based order”—but the term is not the same international law recognized by the rest of the world. Rather, it is camouflage behind which American exceptionalism flourishes.