Month: October 2022

Cuba

Did Marco Rubio bite off more than he can chew?

October 19, 2022 Cheryl LaBash
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio may have overstepped himself. He must have considered it a midterm election campaign stunt to rile up the rabid anti-Cuba electors in his state or to impress his benefactors.  On August […]
Events

Mumia court hearing Oct. 26

October 18, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Mumia’s court hearing has been postponed to Oct. 26 Come out Wednesday, October 26 to demand: FREE MUMIA! Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St, 8:30am. FROM NYC: Bus leaving from Union Square, New York, […]
Events

Los Angeles: End the U.S. blockade of Cuba, Oct. 29

October 18, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2022 AT 11 AM End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba Wilshire Federal Building The UN General Assembly’s annual vote demanding an end to the “Economic, Commercial and Financial embargo imposed by the […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

Cuba: Huracán sobre huracán

October 18, 2022 Rosa Miriam Elizalde
Ernest Hemingway aprendió en Cuba que el mejor modo de pasar un huracán es teniendo el oído atento a un radio de batería y las manos ocupadas con una botella de ron y un martillo […]
Cuba

Cuba: A tale of two hurricanes

October 18, 2022 Rosa Miriam Elizalde
Ernest Hemingway learned in Cuba that the best way to get through a hurricane is to have your ears tuned to a battery-powered radio and keep your hands busy with a bottle of rum and […]
La Lucha por el Socialismo

Cuba en el ojo del huracán Washington

October 18, 2022 Manolo De Los Santos
El huracán Ian azotó el occidente de Cuba el 27 de septiembre de 2022. Estuve esperando desesperadamente una llamada de mis amigos en Puerto Esperanza, un pequeño pueblo pesquero en la costa al norte de […]
Around the world

Pakistan’s floods, China’s heatwave and the climate crisis

October 18, 2022 Scott Scheffer
The next international climate change conference will start on November 4 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  Tens of millions are struggling to recover from extreme weather disasters that spanned the entire world in 2022. Just a […]
Political Prisoners

Alabama prisoners strike against racism and unlivable conditions

October 18, 2022 Lev Koufax
On Sept. 26, thousands of prisoners across the state of Alabama declared a general strike in the 13 state prisons. Prisoners refused to work until the Alabama Department of Corrections met several demands. These demands […]
In the U.S.

No Cops in Power rally held at New York City Hall

October 18, 2022 FightBack! News
New York, N.Y. – Around two dozen organizers and community members gathered in front of New York City Hall, the office of Mayor Eric Adams, to host a No Cops in Power rally. The protest […]
China

Manufacturing consent for the containment and encirclement of China

October 18, 2022 Carlos Martinez
If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. (Malcolm X) The Western media is waging a systematic and […]