(2021-07-15). Defend the Cuba Revolution and Struggle for More Socialism, Not Less! dissidentvoice.org Hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths, an economic crisis, broken supply chains, killer cops, mass incarceration, government surveillance, nuclear weapons, irrational anti-social mass shootings, normalized racism, homelessness, crumbling schools, depression, fear, suicides, and obscene disparities in incomes and wealth—all the features of a moribund, brutal, anti-human global colonial-capitalist system in the United States—and we are …
(2021-07-15). The United States Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans Are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic. towardfreedom.org If the U.S.-imposed blockade ended, many of the great challenges facing Cuba would lift.
(2021-07-15). US Takes Advantage Of The Price Cubans Are Paying For The Blockade. popularresistance.org Cuba, like every other country on the planet, is struggling with the impact of COVID-19. This small island of 11 million people has created five vaccine candidates and sent its medical workers through the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade to heal people around the world. Meanwhile, the United States hardens a cruel and illegal blockade of the island, a medieval siege that has been in place for six decades. In April 2020, seven United Nations special rapporteurs wrote an open letter to the United States government about the blockade. "In the pandemic emergency," they wrote, "the lack of will of the US gove…
(2021-07-15). Cuba Calls for Defense of the Revolution and an End to the Blockade. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch — Jul 12, 2021 | In the face of an ongoing destabilization attempt against Cuba, numerous political and social leaders and organizations have expressed their solidarity with the Cuban government and Cuban Revolution | Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, on July 11, condemned the destabilization actions promoted by sectors of the opposition to generate chaos in the country. The head of state also rejected the smear campaigns of corporate media as well as the intensification of the illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against the country amid the C…
(2021-07-15). Washington's Weaponization of Protests in Cuba Takes its Regime Change Efforts to new Heights of Hypocrisy. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Jul 13, 2021 | On 11 July, Cuba saw thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in cities across the island. The protests are believed to have started in the Artemisa Province before spreading to neighboring Havana and further afield, including Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba. Press reports largely claim that protesters are motivated by shortages and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. | Needless to say, the US government, its minions in the corporate-owned media, and, of course, the representatives of the Cuban-American exile brigade have seized on the pr…
(2021-07-15). Cruel US Blockade Causing Misery And Unrest In Cuba. popularresistance.org US officials and their corporate media mouthpieces were elated at the sight of protests in Cuba in recent days against deteriorating living conditions that are a direct result of the US blockade, which Trump increased and Biden has maintained during the pandemic to deliberately heighten suffering at a time when Cuba was sending doctors around the world to fight the disease. | As is often the case when an adversary country experiences protests of any kind, it was immediately weaponized to push for a regime change narrative against Cuba. There's so much to unpack, from the protest double standards, to the blatant e…
(2021-07-15). Florida 'Red Scare' escalates; students now required to disclose political beliefs. peoplesworld.org 
Earlier this week, People's World reported Florida Congressman Anthony Sabatini's call for the execution of Cuban leaders. This was followed by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez calling for air strikes on Cuba. Both unhinged calls to illegal violence were in response to the Cuban government's supposed political repression of dissidents. If Florida Republicans really value diversity …
(2021-07-15). Puebla Group Reiterates Its Support for Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Puebla Group ratified its support for the Cuban people and government in the face of the destabilizing actions promoted by the United States and the transnational media. | RELATED: | The Ibero-American leftist leaders are confident that President Miguel Diaz-Canel will resolve the difficult situation Cuba is going through, which is a direct consequence of U.S. economic harassment and the ravages of…
(2021-07-15). Cuba Temporarily Frees Food, Toiletries, and Medicines Imports. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced that Cubans who return to their country through airports will not be subject to limits on the non-commercial importation of medicines, food, and toiletries. This provision will be in effect until July 19. | RELATED: | To be exempt from duty payment, passengers must differentiate these products from the rest of personal luggage. While citizens can bring groceries, they must comply with the establ…
(2021-07-15). Cubadebate Receives Cyber-Attack Mainly Originating in the US. telesurenglish.net The Cubadebate technical team detected and neutralized the attack, which basically generated "false accesses" in large quantities that cause the bandwidth and response capacity of the servers to be compromised. A total of 580,000 accesses were detected in approximately 30 minutes, which is more than the total number of accesses to our digital portal in one day. | RELATED: | Graph of attacker accesses per minute: | Main "normal" IP addre…
(2021-07-15). Arrest Warrants Approved for Texas Democrats. sputniknews.com On this episode of Fault Lines, host Jamarl Thomas discusses a new sports segment with producer Cordell Woodland regarding the controversial words and apology of Stephen Smith, Jamarl also continued conversations around Cuba and Haiti, the current state of Afghanistan with the US removal, and the relations between Russia and Ukraine.
(2021-07-15). Miami Mayor calls for air strikes on Cuba. peoplesworld.org
(2021-07-15). Moscow: US Envisaging 'Colour Revolution' Scenario for Cuba. sputniknews.com Major protests erupted across Cuban cities on Sunday as thousands of the island nation's citizens took to the streets to demand free elections and the resolution of social issues. In response, government and Communist Party supporters held their own marches.
(2021-07-15). Let Cuba Live! End the U.S. blockade Now! answercoalition.org This webinar aired live on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. | Trump added 243 new sanctions to tighten the 62-year long US economic blockade of Cuba. Imposed shortages of basic goods have created grave suffering throughout the island. Covid-19 too has severely damaged Cuba's tourism industry. The US wants to topple the Cuban revolution but supporters of the revolution are fighting back.
(2021-07-15). Abel Prieto: Hay una campaña mediática despiadada contra Cuba. telesurtv.net "Hablar de intervención humanitaria, es una intervención militar con pretextos humanitarios, hay muchos ejemplos", aseveró Prieto.
(2021-07-15). Freedom-Loving as Denial Of Truth and Freedom. counterpunch.org I have always been impressed by the fragility of White (a.k.a., Gringo) Supremacy. It is amazing to me that so many of these freedom-loving patriots (a.k.a., parasites) can be so incensed that the Cuban government is trying to contain and suppress the anti-government — really anti-austerity — protests going on now in Havana (and island-wide),
(2021-07-15). Headlines for July 15, 2021. democracynow.org 1 Million Acres Burn in Western U.S. and Canada as Another Heat Wave Builds, Russia Deploys Military to Battle Siberian Wildfires Amid Record Heat, Global COVID-19 Cases Rise Again, Fueled by Surges in Southeast Asia and Africa, Anti-Vaccination Protesters March in France and Greece, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Rose by 30% in 2020 to Record High, Biden Selects Dr. Rahul Gupta, Who Oversaw West Virginia Response to Opioid Crisis, as "Drug Czar", Sen. Schumer Unveils Proposal to Decriminalize Marijuana at the Federal Level, Haitian Police Arrest More Suspects in Assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, Cuba…
(2021-07-15). US concern for Cuba, Latin America is spin for intervention. greenleft.org.au The US government says it is going to help Central America fight corruption, combat the "root causes" of migration, and help free the Cuban people. But any help from the US comes with ulterior motives, writes Tamara Pearson.
(2021-07-15). Grupo de Puebla reitera su respaldo al Gobierno y pueblo cubano. telesurtv.net Según la alianza progresista la situación social que atraviesa el país caribeño es una consecuencia de los estragos de la pandemia.
(2021-07-15). Destabilizing Cuba: Sanctions, Pandemic Hardship and Social Media Onslaught. strategic-culture.org Uncle Sam is not going to like Moscow and Beijing making inroads into his self-declared "backyard". But Uncle Sam has lost all moral authority to make serious objections. | A rash of public protests to hit Cuba was described by the White House as "spontaneous expressions of people exhausted with economic mismanagement and repression". President Joe Biden said the "United States stands with the people of Cuba as they bravely assert for their fundamental and universal rights." | The protests appear to have subsided as quickly as they erupted at the weekend. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has acknowledged there a…
(2021-07-15). USA regime fans anti-Cuba protests. indybay.org 2 weeks after thoroughly embarrassed by a UN vote(184-2!) on the illegal & immoral blockade on Cuba, the Evil Empire strikes back, by promoting and hyping street protests in Cuba. Trying to salvage "face" in the international community, Washington tries to channel global opinion away from its criminal culpability in the rising domestic tensions on the Caribbean island socialist government.
(2021-07-15). Sunday 7/25: San Francisco Caravan: End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba – U.S. Hands Off Cuba! indybay.org Gather at 1875 Marin Street, SF…
(2021-07-15). We Defend the Revolution, Above All Else. orinocotribune.com By Gladys Leydis Ramos López — Jul 12, 2021 | For 60 years the example of the Cuban Revolution has bothered the United States, stated First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, yesterday, during a special message from the Palace of the Revolution explaining to the people the most recent provocation orchestrated by small groups of counterrevolutionaries. | The President began his remarks with a revolutionary greeting to the entire people, and said: "Unfortunately, we have been obliged to interrupt our Sunday, that all our families take to rest and…
(2021-07-15). Imperialist Aggressions Against the Cuban Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal — Jul 13, 2021 | Since June 11, 2021,
(2021-07-15). What's behind the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse? thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Haitian activist and musician Chango Bastia about the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse. Bastia shares how average Haitians have responded to the news, what questions they still have about what took place, and how they feel about US attempts to intervene in their nation. He also explains that Haiti's government is controlled by the United States and relies heavily on the deployment of armed gangs throughout the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, in order to …
(2021-07-15). Police Arrest More Businessmen Involved in Moise Assassination. telesurenglish.net Haiti's National Police (PNH) director Leon Charles reported that two businessmen were arrested during investigations into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, the Judicial Police Central Directorate (DCPJ) arrested Reynaldo Corvington. Upon searching the residence of this security businessmen, authorities found eight 12-millimeter rifles, an M1 carbine, an AR-15 rifle, and nine h…
(2021-07-15). Time to Stop Sending Canadian Troops to Haiti. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). Haiti: Suspected assassins trained by US, linked to pro-coup oligarchy. greenleft.org.au As the investigation into President Jovenel MoàØse's assassination unfolds, the United States is laying the groundwork to deploy troops into Haiti for the fourth time in 106 years, at the request of a figure it has spent decades grooming, writes Dan Cohen.
(2021-07-15). How the Pandemic Fueled Global Hunger: 2.5 Billion Lack Nutritious Food, 1 in 5 Children Are Stunted. democracynow.org 
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry worldwide, along with conflict and the impacts of climate change. A new report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world found about one-tenth of the global population were undernourished last year, more than 2.5 billion people did not have access to sufficiently nutritious food, and one in five children now face stunted growth. Saskia de Pee, the World Food Programme's head of systems analysis for nutrition, describes how the impact is "going to be long-term."
(2021-07-15). Pandemic Fuels Global Hunger as More Than 2.5 Billion Lack Nutritious Food. truthout.org 
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a sharp increase in the number of people going hungry worldwide, along with conflict and the impacts of climate change. A new report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world found about one-tenth of the global population were undernourished last year, more than 2.5 billion people did not have access to sufficiently nutritious food, and one in five children now face stunted growth. Saskia de Pee, the World Food Programme's head of systems analysis fo…
(2021-07-15). Afghan Activist: George W. Bush's Claim U.S. War in Afghanistan Protected Women Is a "Shameless Lie" democracynow.org 
As the United States continues to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan after 20 years of war and occupation, the Taliban say they now control most Afghan territory, surrounding major population centers and holding more than two-thirds of Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan. Former President George W. Bush made a rare criticism of U.S. policy, saying, "I'm afraid Afghan women and girls are going to suffer unspeakable harm." But a leading Afghan women's rights activist says the plight of women in the country has always served as a "very good excuse" for U.S. military goals, while conditions in the country have bar…
(2021-07-15). Fiesta de Caracas & Assassination Attempt: Popular Will Party at Forefront of Terrorism (Colombia Top Exporter of Mercenaries). orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — Jul 14, 2021 | At a press conference at the headquarters of the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), deputy Jorge Rodríguez, exhibited items of evidence that connected the planning and financing of paramilitary armed groups in Caracas with members of the Popular Will (Voluntad Popular or VP) political party and the Colombian government, linked to the recently foiled assassination attempt of President Nicolás Maduro. | The government of Iván Duque is at the center of the plot, responsible for the Colombian control of drug trafficking ro…
(2021-07-15). Venezuela To Ask Spain for Extradition of Leopoldo Lopez. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced that his administration will ask Spain to extradite Leopoldo Lopez, a fugitive from justice who is linked to the organization of violent operations and criminal gangs in Caracas City. | RELATED: | He is the "main propitiator of coups d'état, terrorist actions, and criminal violence… We will request his extradition and we expect the Spanish government to respect intern…
(2021-07-15). EU Mission Evaluates Venezuela Electoral Team. popularresistance.org The European Union (EU) has sent an "exploratory mission" to Venezuela to assess social and political conditions in the country. | The 15-day mission is similarly charged with judging electoral guarantees and the "utility, convenience and viability" of adding an EU delegation to the typically ample electoral observer teams for the November 21 "mega-elections," in which more than 100 political parties are vying to elect over 3000 public regional and local officials. | The delegation is considered a further step in smoothing relations between the Caribbean country and the European bloc, with EU Foreign Policy Chief…
(2021-07-15). The mass demonstrations against Bolsonaro and the fight for socialism in Brazil. wsws.org The scale and persistence of the demonstrations express growing discontent among broad layers of the population with the existing capitalist order.
(2021-07-15). Italy Authorizes Extradition of Rafael Ramírez to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, July 14, the attorney general of the Court of Appeals of Rome approved the extradition of former president of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Rafael Ramírez , who is being investigated for corruption and embezzlement of billions of dollars. | The Rome prosecutor, Luigi Giuliano, informed through a statement the approval of the request made by Venezuela to extradite Ramírez; who is under investigation for the crimes of willful embezzlement, evasion of bidding procedure and association to commit a crime, all of these committed in 2007. | In the ruling, the Court explained that the attorney general did…
(2021-07-15). 72 Families Displaced in La Vega and Cota 905 by El Coqui Paramilitary Gang in Four Years. orinocotribune.com A total of 72 families have been displaced from their homes over the last four years by members of the criminal terrorist gang that dominated Cota 905 neighborhood of Caracas until last week, according to Venezuelan law enforcement agencies. | For about four years, the leaders of the criminal gang founded by Carlos Calderón (El Vampi) took over Cota 905, and even appropriated government social programs such as CLAP. It was the gang that distributed the food boxes from the CLAP Misiones Base located in the sector, and the families that did not agree with their methods were forced to leave the area. | Such a situat…
(2021-07-15). Fiesta de Caracas & Assassination Attempt: Popular Will Party at Forefront of Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, presents evidence of the connection between Popular Will and armed groups from Cota 905, El Valle and La Vega (Photo: Leonardo Fernández Viloria/Reuters At a press conference at the headquarters of the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), deputy…
(2021-07-15). Afro-Latino Presence in Early California – Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Afro-Latinos migrated to California in significant numbers. By 1790, they made up nearly 20 percent of California's population, or one out of every five residents. More importantly, the concept of "race" had far less significance in California than in the United States. While European-born Spaniards controlled California society, Afro-Latinos and mestizos did manage to gain political and economic influence during the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history. Established in 1849, Negro Bar, today's Sacramento County is a singular remnant of a golden legacy.