Cheryl LaBash

May Day in Havana

At 6 a.m. on May 1, the Havana sky was dark, but the intersection of the tree-lined Paseo boulevard and…

May 7, 2014

Who are the Cuban 5?

The Cuban 5 came to south Florida from Cuba to infiltrate, observe and report on the U.S.-based and supported paramilitaries…

May 7, 2014

Tweets, the Cuban 5 and the U.S. blockade

A widely distributed Associated Press article on April 3 revealed details of yet another covert U.S. program meant to undermine…

April 5, 2014

Uruguay president says: Yes to Gitmo prisoners, now what about Cuban 5?

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica broke through the U.S. corporate media blockade and made headlines about the Cuban 5 heroes —…

March 27, 2014

Vote for the Cuban 5 now!

Ask your friends to vote for them too. Voting ends 5 p.m. on March 21. IT WILL TAKE ONLY ONE…

March 17, 2014

Britain denies visa to Cuban 5 hero

The British labor movement reacted swiftly when the government there denied an entry visa to Cuban 5 hero René González.…

March 15, 2014

Debt, Cuba and Detroit

The following is excerpted from a talk by Cheryl LaBash, an organizer for last summer’s Five Days for the Cuban…

February 15, 2014

City bankruptcy one of many attacks on Detroiters

Jan. 5 — The new year began with the swearing in of Detroit’s first white mayor in 40 years and…

January 9, 2014

British TV airs Snowden statement

Whistleblower Edward Snowden spoke to the world for the first time on Dec. 25 via an Alternative Christmas Message aired…

January 1, 2014

Tucson gathering to say ‘Tear down the walls’

Arizona activists are frontline in the battle to tear down the wall separating Indigenous and Latino/a people on either side…

November 1, 2013