Latin America & the Caribbean

Para Fidel: Fidel Castro-Ruz (1926-2016): VIVA FIDEL!

Fidel Castro, father of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, has died, after 90 years of a life of rebellion and resistance.…

December 10, 2016

Black Lives Matter: Lessons from Fidel

We are feeling many things as we awaken to a world without Fidel Castro. There is an overwhelming sense of…

December 10, 2016

Fidel’s enduring lesson: Yes, revolution is possible

Cuba’s nine-day, islandwide farewell to Fidel Castro ended Dec. 4 in Santiago de Cuba on the island’s southwest tip. The…

December 6, 2016

Haitians protest election shenanigans

The Haitian presidential election was held on Nov. 20 in such a serene fashion that the country’s ruling class, with…

December 4, 2016

¡FIDEL!

The death of Fidel Castro Ruz on Nov. 25 shook the world. The great revolutionary leader not only guided, but…

December 1, 2016

Kaepernick defends Cuba’s gains

Colin Kaepernick, the African-American quarterback with the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers, has arguably been the number one story…

December 1, 2016

‘Under the noses of the imperialists’

It was April 16, 1961. Cuba was about to be invaded by thousands of counterrevolutionaries organized, trained and armed into…

December 1, 2016

A meeting with Fidel

Much has been said and written about Comandante Fidel’s contributions to liberation struggles in Latin America, the Caribbean and all…

December 1, 2016

1960: Harlem welcomed Cubans

When Cuba’s delegation arrived in New York City in September 1960 to attend the United Nations General Assembly, the Eisenhower…

December 1, 2016

Black Lives Matter: Lessons from Fidel

Statement from Black Lives Matter, Nov. 26. We are feeling many things as we awaken to a world without Fidel…

December 1, 2016