The six-decade U.S. blockade of Cuba was made worse under the administration of Donald Trump. Joe Biden can lift these measures and immediately improve the lives of the 11 million living in Cuba.
Continue readingThe United States Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans Are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic
Cuban government officials and activists have reiterated their demand for an end to the blockade imposed by the US which over six decades has cost Cuba $147.8 billion in damages.
Continue readingChina Pulls Itself Out of Poverty 100 Years Into Its Revolution
In 1949, China was one of the world’s poorest countries, but now its economy is on the road to ‘high income’ status.
Continue readingHow a U.S. Congressman Took on the U.S. Blockade Against Venezuela
Local activists persuade Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern to take action and help stop the U.S. sanctions against Venezuela.
Continue readingPeace in Colombia Should Mean Land Reform and an End to Hunger
The accords put in place a plan for integrated agrarian reform and democracy, as well as restitution for the victims of the long war.
Continue readingHow Getting a Vaccine in India Is a ‘Privilege’ Especially For Those in Rural Areas
Indian states have been left to compete with each other in the global market for vaccine procurement.
Continue readingIsrael’s Horrid Occupation of Palestine
The violence witnessed over the last week in Gaza is part of a seven-decade assault on the people of Palestine by the Zionist regime, but it has been met with resistance by the people at every step.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Has Unleashed Death and Dehumanization in India’s Capital
Processing the death of a loved one in an out-of-control pandemic.
Continue readingIs Colombia’s Military Displacing Peasants to Protect the Environment or Sell Off Natural Resources?
Corporations, not wildlife, stand to benefit from the emptied lands.
Continue readingHow Modi’s Privatization Agenda Fueled the COVID-19 Disaster in India
India’s incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the right-wing belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that the country is now facing.
Continue readingWhy One State in India Is Showing Promising Signs of Democracy as the World Goes More Authoritarian
In Kerala, the re-elected Left government has prioritized making life better for all, even during crises—contrasting sharply with Narendra Modi’s right-wing central government’s devastating mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue readingMismanagement of the COVID-19 Crisis Increases Food Insecurity in India and Brazil
Already disadvantaged before the pandemic, millions in both countries are facing a double threat.
Continue readingColombia’s Leaders Want to Stain Their Country with the Blood of the Working Class
In the face of a state that assassinates its own people, the Colombian people remain on the streets and continue resisting.
Continue readingAs India Gasps to Breathe, Modi Government Abdicates Responsibility
As India gasps to breathe, the Modi government abdicates responsibility.
Continue readingUnited States Withdraws From Afghanistan? Not Really
What will it actually take for the two-decades long war in Afghanistan to end and for Afghanis to finally live in peace?
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