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Argentina: The Three Marches

By Luis Bruschtein on April 25, 2024.

Massive march in Buenos Aires for education

The first march was of the labor movement, on January 24, against the DNU, the omnibus law and labor flexibilization; the second was on March 24 for human rights. And this latest one has been the third big march against the government of Javier Milei, mobilized by the educational community in defense of public education. And they are getting bigger and bigger. (more…)

When Che Guevara Came to Gaza

By Yousef al-Helou on April 23, 2024

Che in Gaza in 1959

Since the explicit Israeli colonisation of historic Palestine in 1948 supported by colonialist and imperialist powers, namely Britain and the US, the Palestinian struggle has become a global cause. Resistance was a natural response to the invasions and incursions better known as “the ethnic cleansing of Palestine”. (more…)

García Márquez, the Last Meeting

By Ignacio Ramonet on April 22, 2024 on April 21, 2024

Gabriel García Márquez,

I had been told that he was living in Havana but that, as he was ill, he did not want to see anyone. I knew where he used to stay: in a magnificent country house, far from downtown. I phoned and Mercedes, his wife, dispelled my scruples. With warmth she told me: “Not at all, it’s to keep away the heavies. Come, ‘Gabo’ will be happy to see you”. (more…)

Nicaragua: The Good Shepherd

By Becca Renk on April 24, 2024

photo: Becca Renk

Yesterday I attended mass. Instead of a priest, the mass was celebrated by Nicaraguan children – 10 fourth and fifth grade students. The kids led the congregation in prayers, passing of the peace, read the gospel and shared a homily. They invited congregants to share reflections on the reading – the Good Shepherd – and they blessed wine and soda crackers and served communion. (more…)

Cuando el Che Guevara llegó a Gaza

Por Yousef al-Helou.on 23 de abril de 2024

Che in Gaza in 1959

Desde la colonización israelí explícita de la Palestina histórica en 1948 con el apoyo de potencias colonialistas e imperialistas, a saber, Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos, la lucha palestina se ha convertido en una causa mundial. La resistencia fue una respuesta natural a las invasiones e incursiones más conocidas como “la limpieza étnica de Palestina”. (more…)

Picasso’s Dovecote Burns in Palestine

By Tubal Páez Hernández on April 23, 2024

“In the mural painting I am working on, which I will title Guernica, and in all my latest works, I clearly express my revulsion towards the military caste that has plunged Spain into an ocean of pain and death (…) it is the battle of reaction against the people, against freedom,” Pablo Picasso expressed about the painting that would become a dramatic symbol of the barbarity of war. (more…)

Butterflies have an Oasis in the Heart of Havana

By Alejandra Garcia on April 23, 2024

The Quinta de los Molinos Garden is a naturalistic oasis in the heart of Salvador Allende Avenue in Havana, Cuba. The front door leads to another dimension and leaves behind that street through which the noisiest cars in the capital pass. The noise, the asphalt, and the strong smells disappear and a place full of trees, birdsong, flowers, and butterflies opens up. Butterflies, in a city where you can walk from one end to the other without seeing a single one of these winged beauties. (more…)

Why Israel is not Punished but Cuba is

By Marc Vanderpitte on April 22, 2024

Sources: Rebelion

Some believe and others like to proclaim that international politics is based on values and good intentions. The treatment of Israel and Cuba completely destroys that belief. (more…)

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