All colonial nations have acted with the clear assumption that some people—white Europeans and their descendants—are people and that all others are human-shaped animals who can be used or disposed of [...] Continue Reading
Mexican President Asserts Right to Trade with Cuba
On Oct. 16, Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, stated the right of his country to trade with Cuba and condemned the blockade established by the United States against the island. “We [...] Continue Reading
El Presidente de México se Planta por Independencia y Cuba
El 16 de octubre, el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, afirmó el derecho de su país a comerciar con Cuba y condenó el bloqueo establecido por Estados Unidos contra la isla. “Y no [...] Continue Reading
“First They Came…” Again
We are again in a period of racist ultranationalism and right-wing extremism. It’s not the first one. We can choose to defend those who are under attack now. Or we can wait until the attackers come [...] Continue Reading
All Guantanamo Belongs to Cuba
The name Guantanamo brings up only one image for most people in the United States—the U.S. “military prison/detention center” torture facility within the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. It is still [...] Continue Reading
Cuba Solidarity Activists Arrested at Senator’s Office
On June 22, three activists, including Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)/Pastors for Peace Executive Director Gail Walker, who lives in New Jersey, went to the Washington, [...] Continue Reading
The War on Culture, the War on Cuba
As almost everyone knows, for more than 60 years the United States has maintained a blockade of Cuba that encompasses financial, economic and trade transactions. It’s not simply an “embargo” because [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Honors Malcolm X el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz and Cuba
On May 15, Fresno came together to honor Malcolm X el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, to celebrate his legacy and his meeting with Fidel Castro at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem in 1960 and to honor the [...] Continue Reading
Happy 94th Birthday, Sam Nujoma!
On May 13, the president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, sent congratulations to Sam Nujoma on his 94th birthday. Sam (Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna) Nujoma is the Father of His Country, and his [...] Continue Reading
Cuba, Victim of U.S. Terrorism
During the crime spree that marked Trump’s last months in office, in between soliciting election fraud and encouraging violence and insurrection to prevent a legal transfer of power, Trump placed Cuba [...] Continue Reading
A Government That Contributes to Peace Isn’t Terrorist
The vice-president of Colombia, Francia Márquez Mina, came to Cuba for the 31st Havana International Book Fair, which this year celebrates Colombia as the guest country of honor. In May 2022, [...] Continue Reading
A un País Que Contribuye a la Paz no se le Puede Llamar Terrorista
La Vicepresidenta de Colombia, Francia Márquez Mina, llegó a Cuba para la inauguración de la edición 31 de la Feria del Libro de La Habana, que tiene a Colombia como país invitado de honor. En mayo [...] Continue Reading