By Ben Grosscup on July 15, 2026
Construction in Nicaragua to build sewage pipes, one of many projects going forward despite U.S. economic warfare.
Meanwhile, in the US, public systems are crumbling or being sold off to private corporations.
Upon landing in Miami, a TSA agent asked me where I had just come from. “Nicaragua,” I said. “Aren’t the people there poor?” he asked. His inquisitiveness surprised me, but I went with it: “Yes, there is poverty in Nicaragua. But even families living in small homes with tin roofs know they can receive quality health care as well as education up to the university level. All of it is entirely free.” (more…)
By Carlos Aznarez on July 16, 2026
foto: EFE
As can be seen in this brief overview, “Israel”—through its political-military diplomacy—is relentless in its efforts to expand the influence of Zionism and its doctrine of death throughout the continent. (more…)
July 15, 2026.
Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez
The Cuban government rejected the meeting convened by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss “far-left terrorism.” Havana maintains that the meeting aims to justify actions against progressive organizations and restore mechanisms of political persecution. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on July 16, 2026
Raúl Roa Kourí
In September 1960, as Fidel Castro paced impatiently through a room at the Shelburne Hotel in New York, a young Cuban diplomat recalled a proposal that could change the course of that visit. The hotel had just demanded a $20,000 deposit from the delegation. Fidel decided to leave. If necessary, they would sleep in tents in the United Nations gardens. (more…)
By Atilio A. Boron on July 15, 2026
The oil embargo has made daily life for Cubans harder in every way. foto: AFP
The irreversible decline of the U.S. empire’s global hegemony is not merely an economic or technological issue. Such an reductionist approach would prevent us from grasping the full scope and the many dimensions of this slow but inexorable decline. It is also a military issue: the inability to win wars, continually highlighted by analysts in that country and confirmed in recent days by the setback suffered by Washington (and its cronies in Tel Aviv) in the war against Iran. (more…)
Statement from the Casa de las Américas on July 13, 2026
A sinister specter is haunting the world: the specter of neo-fascism. Not even what we thought would be a great sporting event—one that was supposed to put the world’s conflicts on hold, even if only artificially and temporarily—has escaped its grasp. (more…)
Mexico President Claudia-Sheinbaum
On Monday, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that Mexico will today file complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice and state prosecutors over the murder of 17 Mexican nationals at the hands of U.S. immigration authorities. (more…)
By Alejandra García Elizalde on July 14, 2026
foto: Alejandra Garcia Elizalde
Since 6:05 p.m. on June 24, Venezuela has not been the same. The earth roared with unprecedented force, and in just a few seconds, hundreds of homes were reduced to rubble. The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, left the country with a wound made of dust, shattered memories, and loss. (more…)