U.S. / NATO war
Russia: After the mutiny
June 27 — The armed mutiny carried out by a part of the private army of Evgeny Prigozhin, which for practically a full day allowed Ukrainian and Western experts and propagandists to present an image […]
Month: June 2023
Around the world
Why Europe, U.S., China and Russia are not the same for Latin America
For some time, I have been listening to a sector, supposedly on the left, say that they do not want European, U.S., Chinese, or Russian empires. And, to this, I reply that I don’t see […]
LGBTQ+
New York: Queer Liberation March defends trans lives
Thousands of people flooded the streets of lower Manhattan on Pride Sunday, June 25, for the fifth annual Queer Liberation March. This year’s theme was “Trans and Queer, Forever Here,” in defiance of the more […]
In the U.S.
Organizers assemble conference to resist DeSantis, establish Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5
Tampa, Florida — On June 24, over 130 people packed the Maureen Gauzza Library in Tampa early Saturday morning to join in the fight to defend the Tampa 5, activists charged with felonies, some facing […]
Cuba
State sponsor of peace: Cuba and the Colombia ceasefire
The bipartisan nature of imperialist aggression toward Cuba has never been more evident as President Joe Biden carries forward the Trumpist assault on Cuba via the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list. In the […]
Cuba
New York City says NO! to the U.S. blockade of Cuba
The New York City Council unanimously approved a resolution on June 22 calling for an end to the cruel U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. The next day a news conference was held in front of […]
Labor and strikes
Seattle longshore worker on the meaning of Juneteenth
The morning of June 19, 2023, Local 19 led a Stop Work action in honor of Juneteenth. June 19, 1865, the calvary rolled into Galveston, Texas, and freed those slaves after 2 1⁄2 years of […]
Cuba
LGBTQ+ Cuba delegation report back forum
June 22, New Orleans – NOLA participants of the Cuba delegation, U.S. Friends Against Homophobia and Transphobia, gave a report back on their recent experiences in Havana. This forum was part of the National Network […]
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican organizations testify before UN Decolonization Committee
This past week, the UN Decolonization Committee held a hearing on what has been called the Puerto Rico case on Puerto Rico’s inalienable right to self-determination and independence. Since the UN passed Resolution 1514 (XV) […]
Cuba
March to the White House demands Biden end the blockade of Cuba
Washington, D.C., June 25 — Culminating a week of activism in support of the Cuban people, 500 people gathered here today in the plaza that holds the statue of the Argentinian liberator General José de […]