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Lolita Lebron: Paragon of the Puerto Rican Independence Struggle

https://carlitoboricua.blog/2021/02/28/lolita-lebron-a-bold-fighter-for-puerto-rican-independence/ Lolita Lebrón, A Bold Fighter for Puerto Rican Independence February 28, 2021 By Carlito Rovira Throughout Puerto Rican history, women have played an exemplary and leading role in the struggle against colonialism and oppression. Political and military leaders like Mariana Bracetti, Lola Rodríguez De Tío, Juana Colón, Blanca Canales and many others, have been models of courage and devotion to the struggle for independence and self-determination. One of the most widely [...]

By |2021-03-01T23:56:19-05:00March 1st, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Cuba, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, People, Politics, Prisons, Protests and Rallies, Puerto Rico, Solidarity, Women|0 Comments
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The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Empire

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies In 2004, journalist Ron Susskind quoted a Bush White House advisor, reportedly Karl Rove, as boasting, “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality.” He dismissed Susskind’s assumption that public policy must be rooted in “the reality-based community.” “We’re history’s actors,” the advisor told him, “…and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do.” [...]

By |2021-02-03T13:08:41-05:00February 3rd, 2021|Afghanistan, Biden, California, Donald Trump, Economy, Historical, Indigenous Nations, Latin America, Medea Benjamin, Movements, National Security, News, Nicolas Davies, Peace, Peace and War, Russia, Security and Insecurity|0 Comments
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Venezuela in the Cross-Hairs of the US Empire

Biden Continues Trump Policies Towards Venezuela https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15100  Excerpts: New Secretary of State Antony Blinken told members of the US Senate that recently inaugurated President Biden will continue to recognize Venezuelan self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaido as that country’s legitimate leader. Blinken also claimed the Biden administration would look to use unilateral sanctions “more effectively” in its efforts to oust the Maduro government. Former White House Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams told [...]

By |2021-01-30T04:11:27-05:00January 30th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Donald Trump, Elections, Indigenous, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, National Security, News, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Socialism, Solidarity, Venezuela, Voting|0 Comments
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Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Wins Big in Bolivia

The Socialist Triumph in Bolivia Marks a Turning Point in 2020 https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/The-Socialist-Triumph-in-Bolivia-Marks-a-Turning-Point-in-2020-20201020-0015.html Luis Arce’s win demonstrates that leftist candidates are capable of trouncing fascists at the polls, even when conditions for free and fair elections are absent. The victory of Luis Arce, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential candidate, in Bolivia’s presidential election Sunday marks the dramatic end of a deadly year. Last November, a coup ushered into power a small group [...]

By |2020-10-29T18:01:56-05:00October 29th, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Elections, Indigenous Nations, Latin America, Movements, News, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Socialism|0 Comments
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Jack Lieberman will live forever in the hearts of the Cuban people

Jack Lieberman will live forever in the heart of the Cuban people By Carlos Rafael Dieguez Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews. https://walterlippmann. com/jack-lieberman-siempre/ Jack Lieberman has just died physically in Fort Lauderdale and continues to live forever in the heart of the Cuban people and the world. Fervent revolutionary, as one of his close friends Camillo Coco remembers him: “Our brother Jack Lieberman passed away. The South Florida activist [...]

By |2020-10-01T01:48:27-05:00October 1st, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, COVID-19, Cuba, Free Speech, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, In Memoriam, Latin America, Movements, News, Obituary, Politics, Socialism, Unity, Walter Lipman|0 Comments
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King Joe and the Round Table: Biden’s USA in a Multi-Polar World 

King Joe and the Round Table: Biden’s USA in a Multi-Polar World  by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies In an article in Foreign Affairs in March titled, “Why America Must Lead Again,” Joe Biden claimed that “the world doesn’t organize itself,” and promised to “put the U.S. back at the head of the table” among the nations of the world. But the premise that the world can only organize itself [...]

By |2020-08-01T18:23:50-05:00August 1st, 2020|Activism, Afghanistan, China, Donald Trump, Economy, Europe, Historical, Latin America, Medea Benjamin, National Security, Nicolas Davies, Obama, Palestine, Peace, Peace and War, Politics, Russia, Solidarity, Syria|0 Comments
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Frustration with Stimulus for Undocumented in California

by Corriente Obrera https://www.facebook.com/celulaobrera The "stimulus" to undocumented immigrants in California has been national news, about how the Democrats "support immigrants." However, with a simple search we realize that in reality it's only a publicity stunt and very limited program, to prop up the party and its candidates in the next elections, besides benefiting once again the big NGO's (CHIRLA, CARECEN, etc) allied with the Democrats: who profit from the rights and [...]

By |2020-06-01T00:43:11-05:00June 1st, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, California, Commentary, COVID-19, Economy, Economy, Health, Immigration/Migrant rights, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, Politics, Socialism, Solidarity|0 Comments
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US Fabricates Pretext for Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela

Heraldo Cubano: Estados Unidos y su poca imaginación. Por Arthur González (English translation follows below) Los yanquis han inventado tantas mentiras contra la Revolución cubana desde 1959, que ya no tienen imaginación creativa para construir otras falsedades para acusar a Cuba. Desde asesinatos, torturas, falsas leyes para privar a los padres de la patria potestad de sus hijos, inventadas violaciones de los derechos humanos, fabricación de opositores que resultaron ser aprovechados del [...]

By |2020-05-20T02:43:58-05:00May 20th, 2020|COVID-19, Cuba, Historical, Latin America, Movements, News, Peace and War, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Venezuela’s Surprising Victory Against COVID-19

Venezuela’s Coronavirus Response Might Surprise You httpss://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14824 By Leonardo Flores - Common Dreams - March 26, 2020 Within a few hours of being launched, over 800 Venezuelans in the U.S. registered for an emergency flight from Miami to Caracas through a website run by the Venezuelan government. This flight, offered at no cost, was proposed by President Nicolás Maduro when he learned that 200 Venezuelans were stuck in the United States following his government’s [...]

By |2020-03-26T16:48:32-05:00March 26th, 2020|Activism, Beyond Capitalism, COVID-19, Cuba, Donald Trump, Health, Health, Health Care, Human Rights, Latin America, Movements, News, Peace, Politics, Socialism, Solidarity, Venezuela, War|0 Comments
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Coronavirus, Militarism and the End of an Illusion

Coronavirus, Militarism and the End of an Illusion Black Alliance For Peace 25 Mar 2020 People are waking people up to the fact that the US state and government does not belong to them but to a capitalist class that is only looking out for itself. “The ‘sheltering in place’ order is starting to look like a convenient tool for the state to manage the growing frustration, fear and anger.” “The nation that [...]

By |2020-03-25T15:22:19-05:00March 25th, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Justice/Injustice, Movements, News, Obama, Peace, Peace Vigils, Politics, Poverty, Protests and Rallies, Solidarity, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Sanctions Kill at All Times – End the Sanctions on Iran, Venezuela

Why Sanctions During a Pandemic are Cruel by Vijay Prashad – Paolo Estrada - March 18, 2020 Swiftly moves the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), dashing across continents, skipping over oceans, terrifying populations in every country. The numbers of those infected rises, as do the numbers of those who have died. Hands are being washed, tests are being done, and social distance has become a new phrase. It is unclear how devastating this pandemic will [...]

By |2020-03-23T15:27:04-05:00March 23rd, 2020|Activism, Commentary, Historical, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Justice/Injustice, Peace and War, Russia, Security and Insecurity, Solidarity, Venezuela, Vijay Prashad|0 Comments
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Tricontinental: In Light of Global Pandemic, Focus on the People

In Light of the Global Pandemic, Focus Attention on the People MARCH 21, 2020 International Assembly of the Peoples and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. httpss://www.thetricontinental.org/declaration-covid19/ SARS-CoV-2 or COVID19, now declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has begun to wreak havoc in large parts of the world, with other parts waiting in anticipation. We are in a real struggle, which needs total mobilization; a struggle that needs to put [...]

By |2020-03-23T14:32:56-05:00March 23rd, 2020|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Climate Change, Cuba, Ecology, Economy, Health, Health, Health Care, Healthcare, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, Indigenous Nations, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, National Security, News, Politics, Poverty, Security and Insecurity, Socialism, Solidarity, Sustainability, Unity|0 Comments
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