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They are children, not numbers
Sept. 10, 2026 In 2003, before the United States unleashed the war in Iraq, a webcam maintained a fixed shot of Baghdad for hours. The page’s tagline was more important than the technology: “They […]
Author: Rosa Miriam Elizalde
Cuba
Fidel’s beautiful revolution
Fidel Castro sleeps, overcome by exhaustion, while several young people surround him with the joyful curiosity of those who discover that even a hero closes his eyes. In other photographs, he eats with farmers, rides […]
Cuba
Hybrid hell
July 2 — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla stepped up the tone of his condemnation, stating that the U.S. government’s aggression against the island is “multidimensional.” Therefore, at a press conference on June 30, […]
Cuba
Cuba: Under a medieval siege
The idea of a medieval siege against Cuba is no longer just a metaphor. It describes a tangible reality experienced on a daily basis, one that is already manifesting in dramatic ways — with babies […]
Cuba
The shadow of the small planes
May 21, 2026 In international politics, wars rarely begin with a single shot. They start with carefully measured leaks, alarmist headlines, intelligence reports, court documents, and narrative operations designed to transform a political adversary into […]
Cuba
Cuba does not want war, but it does not fear it
The first time I saw a tank was on the streets of Sancti Spíritus, the city in the center of the island where I was born. It was April 1975, and with the fall of […]
Cuba
Sanctions as a reflex: The high cost of the U.S. blockade on Cuba
When a government turns a tool into an automatic response to any problem, it stops using an instrument and starts practicing a reflex. That is exactly what is happening with the United States’ sanctions policy, […]
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And then 2026 arrived
Nicolás Maduro remains in Miraflores Palace, and Cuba celebrates the 67th anniversary of the Revolution today. January 1, 2026, dawns with this uncomfortable truth for the opinion machine that has spent months predicting the imminent […]
Around the world
Rubio and international blackmail
Marco Rubio has unleashed an aggressive campaign of falsehoods and bullying to secure votes against Cuba in the United Nations General Assembly. With one week to go before the annual vote on the blockade of […]
Cuba
Naval blockade of Cuba
An African country with coastlines on the eastern Atlantic decided to donate 3,000 tons of horse mackerel to Cuba, the delicious oily fish that swims in shoals from the Canary Islands and Senegal to the […]