A woman selling avocados waits for customers in Havana, Cuba, July 9, 2022 (AP photo by Ramon Espinosa). By William LeoGrande Cuba’s Deepening Economic Crisis Is Putting Diaz-Canel in a Bind HAVANA—Cuba is suffering. That was the inescapable conclusion from a recent trip to the island. The aged electrical grid is collapsing for lack of … Continue reading Cuba’s Deepening Economic Crisis Is Putting Diaz-Canel in a Bind
Letter of Alex Saab – August 10, 2020
Date: August 10, 2020 Title: My name is Alex Saab Addressed to: Ulisses Correia Your Excellency Ulisses Correia e Silva Prime Minister of the Republic of Cape Verde Varzea Government Palace, Cidade da Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Republic of Cape Verde. Dear Prime Minister, my name is Alex Nain Saab Moran and I have been … Continue reading Letter of Alex Saab – August 10, 2020
Latin America rallies behind Julian Assange
Meriem Laribi. Le Monde Diplomatique. January 31, 2023 https://mondediplo.com/2023/02/03latin-america-assange?emci=7c1c2058-38a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&emdi=b7164738-39a2-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&ceid=8735174 There’s one America that persecutes Julian Assange, another that supports him. When WikiLeaks made its explosive revelations of classified documents in 2010, Fidel Castro said that Assange had ‘morally brought [the US] to its knees’. He wrote that Assange was ‘demonstrating that the most powerful empire … Continue reading Latin America rallies behind Julian Assange
Venezuela & ALBA News, 1.27.2023: CELAC Revived; Tours to Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua
Peoples Dispatch: At CELAC, Latin American and Caribbean leaders reaffirm commitment to regional integration The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to advance in regional integration and unity at the 7th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Argentine President Fernández called for strengthening “institutionality and democracy in the face of a recalcitrant … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News, 1.27.2023: CELAC Revived; Tours to Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua
Venezuela & ALBA News: 1.20.2023: Venezuelan Economic Growth under Continuing US Blockade; Bolivia to Prosecute Coup-Makers; Nicaragua’s Model Anti-Poverty Programs
Venezuela TeleSur: President Maduro Presents Report on Venezuelan Economic Growth in 2022 Charts in the article show some of the positive changes. Regarding non-traditional exports, Maduro explained that a 151.6% growth was reported; imports had a 106% increase, going from $3,979.3 million in 2021 to $8,194.4 million in 2022. President Maduro highlighted that the goal … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News: 1.20.2023: Venezuelan Economic Growth under Continuing US Blockade; Bolivia to Prosecute Coup-Makers; Nicaragua’s Model Anti-Poverty Programs
16 Years of Sandinista Government
Erving Vega, January 10, 2022 16 Años de Gobierno Sandinista The truth is that we have gone from being the worst at everything to being the best, or being among the best, at everything. And if we take into account that we started to breathe not because the current was in our favor, then the merit … Continue reading 16 Years of Sandinista Government
Venezuela & ALBA News: 1.13.2023: Venezuela year in review; Evo – US behind Coups; Trips to Cuba; Nicaraguans praise their country
Venezuela The Cradle: Qassem Soleimani in Venezuela: The lesser known motive behind his assassination Soleimani was reportedly responsible for leading Iran’s plan to surround Israel with an arc of missiles and precision drones in the West Asian region – from Lebanon to Syria, Iraq and Gaza, to Yemen. His visit to Venezuela was publicly revealed … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News: 1.13.2023: Venezuela year in review; Evo – US behind Coups; Trips to Cuba; Nicaraguans praise their country
Venezuela & ALBA News: 1.6.2023: The Story of Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Defender Of Cuba; Ramonet Interviews Pres Maduro; Opposition Boots Guaido
painting by Carlito Rovira Stansfield Smith: Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Hero, Defender Of Cuba, Will be Freed Ana Belén, heroic defender of Cuba’s sovereignty, will be freed after over 21 years in a federal military prison. She was a top official on Latin America in the Defense Intelligence Agency who, solely from moral conviction, gave … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News: 1.6.2023: The Story of Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Defender Of Cuba; Ramonet Interviews Pres Maduro; Opposition Boots Guaido
New Year 2023 Interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet
Spanish original here. French here. Ignacio Ramonet - Mr. President, first of all I would like to thank you for receiving me again for this interview, it is good to continue this tradition - this is already the seventh time that we meet at the end of a year to discuss the next one based … Continue reading New Year 2023 Interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet
Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Hero, Defender Of Cuba, Will be Freed
painting by Carlito Rovira Stansfield Smith On January 8, 2023 the US has to release one of its many political prisoners, most being fighters against its repression of Third World peoples. Ana Belén Montes, heroic defender of Cuba’s sovereignty, will be freed after over 21 years in a federal military prison. She was a top … Continue reading Ana Belén Montes, Exemplary Hero, Defender Of Cuba, Will be Freed
Chicago ALBA Solidarity 