Opinion

A Foreign Policy Bucket List for Biden

Lora Lumpe / Responsible Statecraft Nov 13, 2024 Joe Biden has two months left as president. He can get a lot done — if he sets his mind and the power of the office to it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

World

Biden’s Cuba Policy Has the Island in Shambles

Ed Augustin / Drop Site News Oct 3, 2024 By maintaining that the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, the administration has cruelly tightened the screws on anachronistic sanctions. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Book Review

Challenging Popular Narratives on the Sandinsita Revolution

Camilo Serrano Corredor / NACLA Sep 27, 2024 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras' book uses a variety of Central American archives to present alternatives to the dominant accounts of the Nicaraguan revolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

Why Russian Warships Are in Cuba

William LeoGrande / Responsible Statecraft Jun 13, 2024 Yes, Putin is showing off. But Havana also needs an economic lifeline that Moscow can provide and the US has failed to offer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Cuba’s Old American Cars and the Path Forward on Degrowth

Phil Wilson / Resilience Jan 27, 2024 A move towards a sustainable, less disposable economy that eschews luxury will not only address inequity, but push us towards a more habitable future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

World

A Just Global Contract Is Urgent Says Cuban President and G77 Chair

Miguel Díaz-Canel / People's Dispatch Sep 21, 2023 Speaking at the UN General Assembly session, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for "changes that can no longer be postponed in the midst of the unjust, irrational and abusive international economic order." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About Latin American Socialism

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Mar 9, 2020 Corporate media seem unable to process the idea that a U.S. politician has something positive to say about Cuba and Nicaragua's governments. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Twilight of the Boomers

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Feb 25, 2020 In his relentless red-baiting of Bernie Sanders, Chris Matthews reveals just how divorced he and his ilk are from our political moment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Despicable Red-Baiting of Bernie Sanders

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 If Democrats have any hope of unseating Donald Trump in November, they must stop smearing their party’s frontrunner and his supporters. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Stain on America’s Soul That Will Not Wash Away

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 22, 2019 Although the extent of our lawless detention program in Guantanamo Bay is something most of us know little about, it defines us all. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )

The Many Lies and Untruths We’re Being Told About the Bolivian Coup

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Nov 19, 2019 Corporate media would have us believe that Evo Morales was a dictator in the making. The facts on the ground tell a very different story. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Cuba’s Ingenious Lesson for Cities Facing Hunger

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Nov 13, 2019 Its solution is being hailed as an example of how to feed ourselves when climate change threatens food shortages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )