Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa’s Palestine embrace Ten years after Mandela passed away, his keffiyeh moment remains a symbol of South African warmth for Palestine. Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023
Former US diplomat charged with spying for Cuba over 40 years Attorney general alleges ‘one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations’ of US government by foreign agent The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023
‘I don’t think most Americans realize what a coup is’: Edel Rodriguez takes on Trump The cartoonist’s memoir, Worm, considers his life in Cuba, how he came to the US and the dangers of political extremes The Guardian - US · Nov 12, 2023
Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir 'Worm' In his new graphic memoir, “Worm,” Edel Rodriguez mixes historical context and personal stories to recount his harrowing journey growing up under — then escaping — Communism and authoritarianism in Cuba, as well as the warning signs he sees in America decades later The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Far-Left Support for Hamas is not an Aberration It's rooted in a long history of defending horrific mass murder and other atrocities. Reason · Oct 30, 2023
The US invaded the island of Grenada 40 years ago. The legacy of revolution lives on Why we must remember Maurice Bishop and the Grenadian revolution The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2023
The splendid life of Jimmy Carter – 5 essential reads In Mark 8:34-38 a question is asked: “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023
Both parties want to win South Florida. Here's one Cuban activist's view of the political fight Soon after Felix Llerena arrived in Miami in 2017, the Cuban activist was drawn to then-President Donald Trump by the Republican's aggressive approach toward Cuba’s communist government The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
Six unforgettable UN General Assembly moments Al Jazeera looks back at key UN General Assembly speeches as world leaders and top diplomats gather for 78th session. Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023
Seven things to read and watch on the 70th anniversary of the movement that sparked the Cuban revolution It’s been 70 years since the moment that sparked the Cuban revolution. On July 26 1953, an attack on army barracks in eastern Cuba heralded the consolidation of a Cuban national resistance movement against the dictatorship of General Batista. A group of 111 young rebels attacked the army barracks, the… The Conversation · Jul 24, 2023
Ted Cruz has a message for the Cuban government and he wants to send it by street sign WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is pushing to rename the street in front of the Cuban embassy for Oswaldo Payá, a political activist who fought against one-party communist rule of the island nation. Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2023
Elián González two decades on: From focus of international tug-of-war to member of Cuba’s congress Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Trump, other Republicans conjure a familiar enemy in attacking Democrats as 'Marxists,' 'communists' Former President Donald Trump's arraignment in federal court has highlighted a popular strategy among Republicans: likening their opponents to “Marxists” and “communists.” The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023
Fabiola Santiago: Always the con man, Trump didn’t pay for anyone’s meal at Versailles like he promised Cuban Americans who don’t support disgraced ex-president Donald Trump — and there are many of us — are disgusted and furious with his post-arraignment host, the landmark restaurant-bakery Versailles. Miami Herald · Jun 17, 2023
Miami Herald · May 22, 2023 In unprecedented move, Cuba will let Russians lease land as the two countries get closer In a clear signal of their strengthened alliance, Cuba will grant preferential treatment to investors from Russia, allowing them to lease land for 30 years, an unprecedented step in the history of the island’s communist government, a Russian official told Russian business representatives in Havana.
Reuters · May 5, 2023 Cubans, waylaid by weather and fuel shortage, march for May Day five days late Cubans rallied on Havana's Malecon waterfront boulevard to celebrate International Worker's Day on Friday, five days after the planned May 1 event was called off due to foul weather and a fuel crisis that has crippled public transport on the island.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies aged 96 Chart-topping calypso singer who supported US civil rights movement and African initiatives dies of congestive heart failure
Reuters · Apr 19, 2023 Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel re-elected by lawmakers Cuban lawmakers on Wednesday easily re-elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as president for a second term as the country faces one of the biggest social and economic crisis since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
Reuters · Apr 17, 2023 Cuban President Diaz-Canel expected to win second term despite crises Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is widely expected to be chosen this week by assembly lawmakers to lead the country for another five years, despite a rocky first term marked by the coronavirus pandemic and a near-unprecedented economic crisis.
Miami Herald · Apr 12, 2023 US and Cuba discuss migration as thousands of Cubans arrive under new parole program American and Cuban officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss migration for the first time this year following significant changes in how Cuban immigrants are allowed to come to the United States as part of an effort by the Biden administration to curtail a massive exodus from the island.
Foreign Affairs · Apr 3, 2023 Blundering on the Brink The secret history and unlearned lessons of the Cuban missile crisis.
The Conversation · Mar 30, 2023 Cuban election: high turnout despite opposition call for boycott Results of the five-yearly Cuban national assembly elections on March 26 will have disappointed opposition figures, who had called for a boycott to signal unhappiness with the government’s performance.
Miami Herald · Mar 29, 2023 Elián González, elected to office in Cuba, says he wants to help improve relations with US More than two decades after he was returned to Cuba from the United States following a diplomatic crisis and a custody battle between his father and his Miami relatives, Elián González says his election on Sunday to Cuba’s National Assembly puts him in a position to help improve the strained…
Miami Herald · Mar 23, 2023 Once cherished in Miami, Elián González is set to become a legislator in Cuba Elián González, the Cuban boy found clinging to an inner tube near Florida shores who became the center of an international child custody dispute as well as a political battle between Cuba’s late leader Fidel Castro and Cuban exiles in Miami, is set to become a member of the island’s…
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023 Cuban baseball team draws ire, support in Little Havana Hundreds gathered outside Miami Marlins' home ballpark in Little Havana on Sunday to protest for the Cuban national baseball team played the United States in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic