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Correcting deceitful New York Times article about U.S. government promoting democracy in Central America

October 19, 2022 Brian Garvey

By Grahame Russell, Rights Action Another misleading article has been published in the New York Times, again censuring any reporting about actual U.S. policies and actions in Central America (past and present), censuring reporting about the profound changes needed in U.S. military and economic policies […]

Nuclear disarmament: Latin America Sí, NATO No

August 9, 2022 Joshua Peck

by Joshua Peck The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the single most significant international agreement addressing the survival of the planet, was voted into force as of January 22, 2021. Latin America played a key role in promoting this treaty. For example, […]

Boston Resolution calling for an end to the embargo on Cuba

Boston City Council Passes Resolution Calling for the End of the U.S. Embargo of Cuba

July 13, 2022 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison The Boston City Council voted today to pass Resolution 0618 calling for the end to the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba and for greater medical, cultural, and educational ties between the two countries. Kendra Lara, Boston City Councilor for District Six and member […]

Reflections on Cuban Ambassador Visit

July 12, 2022 Hayat Imam

by Hayat Imam It is increasingly clear that the unjustifiable Blockade of Cuba by the U.S. is a sanction on the collective idea of Cuba, and what Cuba stands for. I offer this brief tribute today to the inspiration and hope the name of Cuba […]

L to R; Boston City Councilors Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, and Kendra Lara; Ambassador Torres; Mayor Michelle Wu; and Councilors Brian Worrell and Frank Baker, at City Hall on June 29. MAPA photo

MAPA Hosts Cuban Ambassador’s Visit to Boston Area

July 12, 2022 Merri Ansara

by Merri Ansara Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera visited metropolitan Boston June 28 to July 1, accompanied by her 2nd Secretary Juliette Tain Dominguez. Over four days, the Ambassador and 2nd Secretary met with the Cambridge City Council, the Boston City Council and Mayor Wu, […]

Biden’s Cuba Policy Changes: Too Little, Too Slow

June 9, 2022 Catherine Henning

by Cate Henning For more than 60 years, the United States has been imposing sanctions on Cuba in an effort to suppress and defeat the Cuban Revolution and the country’s socialist government. This embargo restricts sales to Cuba from the United States and many other […]

Abortion in Cuba vs US shows which country is truly democratic

May 23, 2022 Calla Walsh

by Calla Walsh Originally published in Multipolarista on May 23, 2022. When I connected to wifi for the first time in five days, a notification appeared on my phone announcing that the Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Like most people when […]