Since the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959, the United States has been at odds with the island’s independent path.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
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 readingHow 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingJeremy 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingWhy 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.
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 readingThe 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.”
Continue readingTheranos 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.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThere’s a Nonsensical Propaganda Campaign to Make China Look Bad in Uganda
Beijing has denied media allegations that it is scheming to ‘take over’ Entebbe Airport by way of a BRI loan.
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