(2021-07-18). The Only Way to End Economic Hardship in Cuba Is to Lift the US Blockade. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-18). Washington's Interference: Continued US Sponsored Destabilization in Haiti and Cuba. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-18). The Dominican Republic Calls for Commitment With Haiti. telesurenglish.net Dominican Republic's Foreign Affairs Ministry (MIREX) called on the International community to support a national dialogue in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7. | RELATED: | MIREX expressed the necessity of a "broad, inclusive, and sustained" political dialogue in Haiti to path the way to "fair, free, and transparent" elections. | The Dominican Government supported the principle of non-interven…
(2021-07-18). Chavista Chronicles from Caracas — Jen McKinney and Luisa Herrera — DSA Delegation to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 17, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In this new episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas, we had the pleasure to interview Jen McKinney and Luisa Herrera of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They were part of a larger delegation that visited Venezuela to participate in the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World, held from June 22 to June 24. | Jen McKinney is a full-time mom and chair of DSA's National Political Committee. She has devoted most of her time to building mutual aid efforts within the organization. And Luisa Herrera is a community activist on the board of the DSA Inte…
(2021-07-18). Venezuela Condemns Chile's Granting of Political Asylum to Another Fugitive Accused of Cota 905 Terrorism. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza reported on Friday, July 16, through a
(2021-07-18). Cubans protest against US, foreign interventions. en.mehrnews.com Thousands of Cubans demonstrated in the capital Havana on Saturday against foreign interventions in internal affairs of the country.
(2021-07-18). Let Cuba Live Video Exposes Embargo by Failed US State. indybay.org The ANSWER Coalition has an excellent Webinar broadcast on Bastille Day, July 14, 2021, now on Youtube, describing the latest attempt of the failed state, the United States, to overthrow the socialist government of Cuba. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkwYhzAt8Fk…
(2021-07-18). The Shortwave Report 07/16/21 Listen Globally! indybay.org A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Radio Havana Cuba, and Sputnik Radio.
(2021-07-18). Puerto Rico Medicaid Funding Advances in Congress. indybay.org Permanent Fix Needed for 1.5 million US Citizens, Asserts Religious Development Group…
(2021-07-18). México dona a Cuba 800.000 jeringas para enfrentar la pandemia. telesurtv.net Esta contribución busca fortalecer las acciones que se llevan a cabo en Cuba y en la región para hacer frente a la pandemia.
(2021-07-18). Venezuela's Vice President Rodriguez Ratifies Support to Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez concluded an official visit to Cuba, where she ratified her country's support for the Cuban Revolution. | RELATED: | On Friday, she met Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel to discuss cooperation agreements and the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | Rodriguez delivered a message of solidarity from Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro while also rejecting the U.
(2021-07-18). Cuba and Venezuela Under Siege? The Failed "Soft Coups" globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-18). No Cops, No Corporations — Boston LGBTQ Community Reimagines Pride Celebrations. truthout.org 
Far from the tourist traps and high-end shopping establishments that line the route the Pride Parade once took through the commercial Downtown Boston, an alternative vision of what a pride march can be has been taking shape in the city over the past two summers. In the neighborhoods of Dorchester, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain — predominantly communities of color — grassroots marches organized by Trans Resistance MA took to the streets to celebrate LGBTQ life and push mainstream LGBTQ…
(2021-07-18). Detroit's Prison Population Will Soon Be Stuck Living Next to a Toxic Site. truthout.org 
"It felt all too real," Siwatu-Salama Ra said from her home in Detroit, Michigan. Her lifelong struggles against two injustices plaguing her community — pollution and incarceration — had become fused in a surreal way. | Three years ago, Ra,
(2021-07-18). Latinoamericanos expresan solidaridad a la Revolución Cubana. telesurtv.net Centenares de ciudadanos se concentraron en las Embajadas de Cuba en Argentina, Chile, Perú y Colombia para expresar solidaridad ante los ataques de EE.UU.
(2021-07-18). Cuba: Beside the People, With the People and for the People, the Revolution Continues! libya360.wordpress.com Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Republic of Cuba, in the act of revolutionary reaffirmation, in the esplanade of La Piragua, Havana, on July 17, 2021, Year 63 of the Revolution. Dear Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution; People of Cuba, Cuban men and women; Compatriots: Long…
(2021-07-18). Plan Vuelta a la Patria Marítimo repatriará a 650 venezolanos. telesurtv.net
(2021-07-18). What they don't say about Cuba. zcomm.org Cuban journalist Rosa Miriam Elizalde reflects on the international multimedia disinformation campaign launched against Cuba…
(2021-07-18). Hands off Cuba! The US Peace Council Stands in Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution! orinocotribune.com By U.S. Peace Council — Jul 14, 2021 | The recent protests in Cuba over deteriorating conditions have a material basis that cannot be dismissed. No matter how heroic a people may be, socialism must provide for their material needs. The U.S. blockade of Cuba is designed precisely to thwart that and to discredit socialism in Cuba and anywhere else where oppressed people try to better their lot. | Cuban President Díaz-Canel warned in 2019: | "The US began to intensify a series of restrictive measures, a tightening of the blockade, of financial persecution against the energy sector with the aim of suffocating ou…
(2021-07-18). Venezuela's Successful Resistance and Self-Destruction of the United States. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jul 16, 2021 | Venezuela today is the epicentre of a revolutionary movement that wants to establish a different political paradigm for Latin America; a new paradigm of an autochthonous ideology with historical and cultural elements, with a single vision but a renewing tactical approach on the basis of a constant dialectical analysis of the global context of our era. Analyst Yanis Iqbal fittingly
(2021-07-17). Venezuelan Oil Output Continues Slow Recovery as Washington Approves LPG Imports. venezuelanalysis.com The Treasury Department's license is unlikely to ease cooking gas shortages in the South American nation.
(2021-07-17). Mexico Reaffirms His Rejection to US Blockade Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net Speaking at a press conference at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Friday, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard reaffirmed his country's rejection of the U.S. unilateral blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | He highlighted that the U.S. inhumane measure against the Caribbean island and other countries were causing "serious impacts" on the population while worsening these nations' humanitarian situation.
(2021-07-17). Mexico Reaffirms Its Rejection to US Blockade Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net Speaking at a press conference at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Friday, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard reaffirmed his country's rejection of the U.S. unilateral blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | He highlighted that the U.S. inhumane measure against the Caribbean island and other countries were causing "serious impacts" on the population while worsening these nations' humanitarian situation.
(2021-07-17). 'Cuba Is Not Alone,' International Solidarity Movements Stress. popularresistance.org Progressive political organizations, social movements, intellectuals, and opinion leaders from around the world continue to affirm their support for the Cuban people and government amid the new attempt by the United States to destabilize the order in this Caribbean nation.
(2021-07-17). US failed in destroying Cuba despite spending billions. en.mehrnews.com Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says the United States could not destroy Cuba despite spending billions of dollars.
(2021-07-17). US Activists Urge Biden to Lift Sanctions Fueling Cuba's Economic Crisis. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration is using starvation as a weapon against Havana by refusing to lift the very sanctions that helped fuel Cuba's economic crisis in the first place, including those targeting payments from relatives in America, activists told Sputnik.
(2021-07-17). Pot Meet Kettle: Biden Refers to Cuba as 'Failed State'. sputniknews.com Liberation Heroine Assata Shakur turns 74; Anniversary of bold Young Lord's hospital occupation; Nigerian-American basketball players appeal to play in Olympics…
(2021-07-17). Documents Point To US Hand In Cuba Protests. popularresistance.org "For those new to the issue of Cuba, the protests we are witnessing were started by artists, not politicians. This song 'Patria y Vida' powerfully explains how young Cubans feel. And its release was so impactful, you will go to jail if caught playing it in Cuba," said Florida Senator Marco Rubio, referencing a track by rapper Yotuel.
(2021-07-17). Caracas Metro Line 5 Restoration Works Continue: Bello Monte Station to be Completed Soon. orinocotribune.com Restoration work of the Caracas Metro system is now fully underway, not only for maintenance of parts and equipment for trains, but also in restarting the works for Line 5, thanks to Venezuelan labor and engineering. This was informed by Hipólito Abreu, Venezuelan minister for Transport, via his social media accounts. | In Minister Abreu's words, the restarting of the metro works represents "an act of sovereignty that is only possible when a people is determined to be free." He also stressed that these tasks are being carried out by Venezuelan engineers "in the midst of an atrocious blockade and without the tutel…
(2021-07-17). 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.
(2021-07-17). 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.
(2021-07-17). US Government Uses Colombia to Destabilize Latin America: Cabello Dixit. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, July 15, the First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, referring to the assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel MoàØse, characterized the position of the government of Colombia as shameless, when, in an attempt to absolve the mercenaries, a high-ranking official of the Colombian National Police said that the detained mercenaries were going to arrest the president of Haiti. | Given this, Diosdado Cabello wondered aloud: at what cost were they hired to detain him? On what grounds could Colombia send a mercenary to arrest a president? Who could…
(2021-07-17). [Editorial] COVID-19 in Africa: a lesson in solidarity. thelancet.com Many countries in Africa face a serious third wave of COVID-19 that is both larger and more burdensome on health systems than previous waves. This predictable turn of events has been driven by a morally reprehensible lack of vaccine equity (<1% of the population are fully vaccinated), leaving the continent vulnerable to new and more transmissible variants of the virus, behavioural and economic pandemic fatigue, and complacency. A lack of diagnostic capacity in some countries means the epidemiology of this current wave is uncertain, but South Africa, Namibia, and Zambia are reporting the highest numbers of new cas...
(2021-07-17). Biden's Policy on Cuba Reveals Itself. strategic-culture.org The assumption that military intervention would fix Cuba only illustrates how the interests of the Miami dissidents are aligned with those of the U.S. | As protests erupted in Cuba over shortages of basic necessities, the decades-long illegal U.S. blockade on Cuba was no longer a part of mainstream media narratives. In 2020, media focus was on the Cuban contribution to the fight against Covid19 and how, despite the blockade, Cuba had still managed its internationalist approach, while manufacturing its own vaccines. For a brief period, talk about lifting the illegal blockade on Cuba was also part of the internatio…
(2021-07-17). The Bay of Tweets: Documents Point to U.S. Hand in Cuba Protests. strategic-culture.org 
The U.S. government can cause economic misery for the Cuban people, but it cannot, it appears, convince them to overthrow their government. "The current events in Cuba constitute in reality the U.S.S. Maine of 2021," August said. If this really was an attempted color revolution, as August is implying, it was not a very successful one, amounting to little more than a Bay of Tweets.
(2021-07-17). UK Supreme Court to Decide Soon on Seized Venezuelan Gold Dispute. orinocotribune.com On Friday, July 16, the lawyers representing the Constitutional Government of Venezuela confirmed that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will settle the dispute over Venezuela's gold reserves held by the Bank of England next week. | The seized gold case reached the British courts last year, after the Bank of England refused to hand over Venezuelan gold reserves back to the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), arguing that a similar request had come from a banking board appointed by the self-proclaimed "president" and former National Assembly deputy Juan Guaidó. | In the first instance, the London Commercial Cou…
(2021-07-17). Comentario de Workers World / China y àÅfrica: Cooperación mutua, no neocolonialismo. workers.org 
Por Ernie Hamer (Autor invitado) Basado en una charla dada en una reunión de Workers World/ Partido Mundo Obrero en Buffalo, N.Y., el 27 de abril de 2021. Con la República Popular de China en ascenso, las fuerzas del imperialismo estadounidense están comenzando a entrar en pánico a medida que . . . |
(2021-07-17). 'Cuba Will Never Be a Land of Hatred', Diaz-Canel Says. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, thousands of Cubans gathered at the La Piragua square in Havana to show their support to the Cuban Revolution's leaders and to reject the political instability and destabilization campaigns promoted by the U.S. government. | RELATED: | Chanting "You can count on me Canel" and "I'm Fidel", Cuban Revolution's supporters attended the event in response to the acts of violence affecting the Caribbean nation in…
(2021-07-17). Cuba's streets belong to revolutionaries. workers.org 
Prepared for en.granma.cu by Juan Diego Nusa Peñalver, Yudy Castro Morales and Milagros Pichardo Pérez, published July 13. "We are here because the streets belong to Fidel, because the streets of Cuba belong to revolutionaries." This was the phrase we heard the loudest walking along several Havana avenues Sunday afternoon, . . . |
(2021-07-17). The US Must End Its Brutal Sanctions Against Cuba. zcomm.org As protests break out in Cuba, some politicians are calling for US intervention. That would be a disaster…
(2021-07-17). Russia Blasts US Bid to Provoke Unrest in Cuba as Part of 'color revolution'. orinocotribune.com Russia has lambasted the US over its attempts to provoke social unrest in Cuba as part of a "color revolution" in the Caribbean country, where anti-government protesters have demanded President Miguel Díaz-Canel's resignation. | The protest rallies started in several cities of Cuba over the weekend, drawing thousands of people to the streets to voice their grievances against Díaz-Canel's government at a time the island country is going through its worst economic crisis in three decades, with chronic shortages of electricity and food exacerbated by crippling US sanctions. | On Monday, July 12, the Cuban president…
(2021-07-17). The Assassination of Jovenel Moise: What Next for Haiti? orinocotribune.com By Seth Donnelly — Jul 13, 2021 | Today, the people of Haiti are facing down the US-backed dictatorship of the ruling Haitian Tet Kale Party (PHTK) that came to power through the fraudulent election of Michel Martelly in 2010 and maintained its grip on power through the fraudulent election of Jovenel Moise in 2016, what Haitian activists refer to as electoral coup d'etats. Both elections were held under UN occupation and sponsored by the US government. As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton detoured from her trip to the Middle East at the height of the Arab Spring uprising in Egypt and personally intervened…
(2021-07-17). Defend the Cuba Revolution and Struggle for More Socialism, Not Less! orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Jul 15, 2021 | Millions have turned away from the illusions and corruption of capitalism toward the possibility of organizing a society informed by the values of cooperation, equality, community, peace, and life. | "Capitalism transforms water into a commodity, food into a luxury, education into an impossibility and basic healthcare into a distant dream.' | Hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths, an economic crisis, broken supply chains, killer cops, mass incarceration, government s…
(2021-07-17). Official story of assassination in Haiti begins to unravel. wsws.org With far-right figures tied to the former Duvalier dictatorship implicated in the crime, Washington is backing a coverup to facilitate an accommodation between the warring factions of the Haitian elite.
(2021-07-17). Latin America in Dispute: Interview with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza. libya360.wordpress.com Over the next hour, we will examine events in the region, the facts, the analysis and the outlook. In an interview for the program "Latin America in Dispute", broadcast by the multi-state Telesur, the Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, stated that the Bolivarian Government's commitment is to integration, peace and dialogue…
(2021-07-17). Confronting Interference, for an End to the Blockade and Respect for Cuba's Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Statement of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power We address Parliaments, Parliamentary Friendship Groups and legislators, to spread our truth in the face of the immense and brutal political-media operation against Cuba, oriented and financed from the United States, deployed through social networks, with automated patterns with hundreds of thousands…
(2021-07-17). Cuba: Statement of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power. libya360.wordpress.com Confronting Interference, for an End to the Blockade and Respect for Cuba's Sovereignty We address Parliaments, Parliamentary Friendship Groups and legislators, to spread our truth in the face of the immense and brutal political-media operation against Cuba, oriented and financed from the United States, deployed through social networks, with automated patterns with hundreds of thousands…