Tag: Cuba
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Cuba: History Repeats
In 1989, the Soviet Union and its eastern bloc fell apart, literally overnight. The impact in Cuba was immediate and dramatic. Within six months, Cuba lost more than 70% of … Keep reading »
Cuba: The Single Party System Confronts the Crisis
A critical perspective from a Cuban historian None of the ostensibly post-capitalist regimes established since 1917 has managed to find a way to sustain mass democratic forms of governance and to … Keep reading »
Cuban Dilemmas, Socialist Debates
The situation created in Cuba following the events of July 11th raises questions on a number of levels for those of us fighting for a society free from class exploitation … Keep reading »
Canada in the Caribbean ft. Tyler Shipley
We are joined again by friend of the show Dr. Tyler Shipley to discuss recent events in Cuba and Haiti. Tyler helps us contextualize current events within the history of interference in the Caribbean by Canada and other capitalist imperial powers. Listen to audio »
The July 11 Protests in Cuba
The following article by Cuban academic and feminist activist Ailynn Torres Santana outlines what happened in Cuba on July 11, discusses the issues raised by the protesters and the government’s … Keep reading »
Blockade, Sanctions, Scarcity: Solidarity Statement on the Current Situation in Cuba
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) calls on the US government to suspend the blockade of Cuba to allow emergency medical and humanitarian aid into the country in order to ease … Keep reading »
Canada and Economic Sanctions Against Cuba: An Open Letter to Marc Garneau
June 21st, 2021 The Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Foreign Affairs Global Affairs Canada 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON, Canada Dear Minister Garneau, Re: June 23rd United Nations General Assembly … Keep reading »
Cuba’s Contributions in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic
“They have discovered smart weapons. We have discovered something more important: people think and feel” — Fidel Castro. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the failure of most Western capitalist countries … Keep reading »
The US is Trying to Provoke a Soft Coup in Cuba
We are in the era of soft coups. Old-fashioned coups d’état and invasions get terrible press. The images of US troops invading the Dominican Republic in 1965 or marching through … Keep reading »
Havana Once Again Under Quarantine
Introduction Last month The Bullet published a report on Cuba’s remarkable success in meeting the threat of COVID-19, “Cuba in the Last Stretch of the Pandemic.” At the time there … Keep reading »
Cuba in the Last Stretch of the Pandemic
Introduction The following article by Fernando Ravsberg appeared in the Salvadorian digital daily news site ContraPunto on June 24. The translation from the Spanish, which includes a few explanatory additions, … Keep reading »
Cuba’s Unique Model of Medical Internationalism
In recent weeks, more than a dozen countries – including two in Europe – have requested and received Cuban doctors to cope with the Coronavirus pandemic. John Kirk, a professor … Keep reading »