Andrew Matatag

Plumbing, infrastructure, and imperialism — Conceding to the U.S. will not fix Cuba’s problems

August 26, 2026 Andrew Matatag

While we were in Cuba, my comrade Sharon made an excellent point in an update to our comrades back home. “If conditions were like this in Baltimore City,” she wrote, referring to the water and […]

U.S. worker pays tribute to Fidel from the Fidel Castro centennial in Cuba

August 12, 2026 Andrew Matatag

President of the Republic of Cuba and First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party Miguel Díaz-Canel, at the opening of the First International Colloquium of Fidel: Legacy and Future, described Comandante Fidel Castro as a […]

24-hour vigil declares July 3 Mumia Liberation Day

July 3, 2026 Andrew Matatag

A coalition of community organizations, advocates, scholars, authors, health care professionals, and residents, all united to struggle for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s freedom, called for an emergency 24-hour vigil in front of Philadelphia’s City Hall. In a […]

Health care not warfare: hundreds of medical professionals put pressure on U.S. political elites

April 18, 2026 Andrew Matatag

Washington, D.C., April 15 – Chanting “Health care, not warfare,” and “Free, free Palestine,” hundreds of medical professionals and allies assembled at Union Station for a day of action. The main demands are to stop […]

I was an elections observer in Venezuela, and the media is lying to you

February 26, 2026 Andrew Matatag

In 2018, my comrade and fellow Struggle – La Lucha contributor Berta Joubert-Ceci and I were invited by the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), or the National Electoral Council, to Venezuela as official international election observers. […]

Release Chantal! Stop all U.S. aid to the Philippines

January 16, 2026 Andrew Matatag

Chantal Anicoche is a friend of mine. We have shared meals together, gone to protests together, and sat together in meeting after meeting figuring out how we can help our people in the Philippines. On […]

ICE shooting of unarmed man in Glen Burnie, Maryland, sparks people’s movement condemnation

January 4, 2026 Andrew Matatag

On Christmas Eve day in Glen Burnie, Maryland, ICE officers shot an unarmed man who was driving a van, causing him to smash into a tree. The story the Anne Arundel Police Department tells is […]

Eyewitness accounts bring Cuban socialism to life in Los Angeles

November 26, 2025 Andrew Matatag

Los Angeles — Delegates who recently traveled to Cuba shared their experiences at a public meeting on Nov. 14 at the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice. The “Eyewitness: ¡Cuba Socialista!” presentation brought the reality […]

Cuba mobilizes in defense of Venezuela

October 19, 2025 Andrew Matatag

Havana, Oct. 17 — At sunrise, tens of thousands filled Havana’s Avenida de los Presidentes, gathering at the Simón Bolívar Monument in a powerful show of solidarity with Venezuela. The demonstration began at 7:30 a.m. […]

Demonstration at Baltimore Port demands protection for Filipino seafarers

September 17, 2025 Andrew Matatag

On Sept. 14, members of Baltimore and Maryland-based Filipino organizations and allies of the Tanggol Migrante Movement (TMM) organized a press conference and rally in protest of the deportations of four Filipino Carnival Pride Cruise […]