By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on June 18, 2026
Havana, foto: Bill Hackwell
The idea of a medieval siege against Cuba is no longer just a metaphor. It describes a tangible reality experienced on a daily basis, one that is already manifesting in dramatic ways—with babies dying at birth, food not reaching its destination, and shipments of humanitarian aid held up due to a lack of fuel, transportation, and logistical capacity. A study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) estimates that infant mortality in Cuba rose from 4 per 1,000 live births in 2018 to 9.9 in 2025—a 148 percent increase. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris and John Perry on June 17, 2026
Protestors demonstrate in front of the Biden White House to end the blockade of Cuba. June 2023, foto: Bill Hackwell
Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive dispute – if there is any substance remaining, once stripped of partisan bickering – is less about ends than means. (more…)
June 17, 2026 from Paris
María Carmen Herrera at the UNESCO conference in Paris
A sharp blockade of the United States and its warmongering threats hinder efforts to fulfill commitments to the safeguarding of cultural heritage, Cuba clarified today during a UNESCO, (more…)
By Penny Pinotti on June 17, 2026
March in La Paz on June 10 carrying Bolivian flags and Wiphala banners as the general strike continues.
The general strike in Bolivia has eclipsed the 45 day mark. The main demand of the strike is the resignation of right-wing President of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz Pereira. Paz is aligned with the Trump administration as corporations from the United States seek to control Bolivia’s natural resources, particularly lithium, as well as tin, copper, zinc, silver, and natural gas. Currently, the areas of Bolivia rich in resources are surrounded by Indigenous territories. (more…)
On May 1, 2026, the President of the United States signed Executive Order 14404 against Cuba. This was not just another administrative act. It was, in essence, a license to murder an entire people, under the false pretext of “pressuring the revolutionary government” to relinquish power.By Dianet Doimeadios Guerrero on June 14, 2026 from Havana
Pete Hegseth at the Guantanamo Naval Base on, June 10. foto: Reuters.
The Pentagon said that the purpose of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to Guantanamo Naval Base was to “interact with the troops.” (more…)
By Luis Manuel Arce Isaac on June 16, 2026
This June 14 marked the 98th anniversary of the birth of the Heroic Guerrilla, Ernesto Che Guevara, in Rosario, Argentina. He was only 39 when his assassins, acting on orders from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, took his life and, unwittingly, immortalized him and placed him in the pantheon of the greats, in such a prominent place that his figure became universal, surpassing even any mythological deity. (more…)
By Mario Ernesto Almeida Bacallao on June 15, 2026
Gunboat foreign policy is not a personal or partisan quirk, but a strategic line of the American deep state.
During his presidency, Joe Biden ordered rocket fire against Iraq’s Anbar province. foto: France 24
Since the beginning of this century, five presidents have occupied the White House: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump (first and current terms), and Joseph Biden. In each of these presidencies, with alternating Democratic and Republican governments, armed aggression against sovereign nations has been a constant. (more…)