Americas

US Tightens Blockade Against Cuba

Manolo De Los Santos / Peoples Dispatch Feb 3, 2026 On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security, expanding tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Book Review

No-Man’s-Land: The Writing and Art of Guantánamo

Jacqueline Loss / NACLA Mar 14, 2025 A new book examines how art produced in Guantánamo reimagines empathy and resistance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

A Foreign Policy Bucket List for Biden

Lora Lumpe / Responsible Statecraft Nov 13, 2024 Joe Biden has two months left as president. He can get a lot done — if he sets his mind and the power of the office to it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

World

Biden’s Cuba Policy Has the Island in Shambles

Ed Augustin / Drop Site News Oct 3, 2024 By maintaining that the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, the administration has cruelly tightened the screws on anachronistic sanctions. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Book Review

Challenging Popular Narratives on the Sandinsita Revolution

Camilo Serrano Corredor / NACLA Sep 27, 2024 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras' book uses a variety of Central American archives to present alternatives to the dominant accounts of the Nicaraguan revolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

Why Russian Warships Are in Cuba

William LeoGrande / Responsible Statecraft Jun 13, 2024 Yes, Putin is showing off. But Havana also needs an economic lifeline that Moscow can provide and the US has failed to offer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Cuba’s Old American Cars and the Path Forward on Degrowth

Phil Wilson / Resilience Jan 27, 2024 A move towards a sustainable, less disposable economy that eschews luxury will not only address inequity, but push us towards a more habitable future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

World

A Just Global Contract Is Urgent Says Cuban President and G77 Chair

Miguel Díaz-Canel / People's Dispatch Sep 21, 2023 Speaking at the UN General Assembly session, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for "changes that can no longer be postponed in the midst of the unjust, irrational and abusive international economic order." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About Latin American Socialism

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Mar 9, 2020 Corporate media seem unable to process the idea that a U.S. politician has something positive to say about Cuba and Nicaragua's governments. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Twilight of the Boomers

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Feb 25, 2020 In his relentless red-baiting of Bernie Sanders, Chris Matthews reveals just how divorced he and his ilk are from our political moment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Despicable Red-Baiting of Bernie Sanders

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 If Democrats have any hope of unseating Donald Trump in November, they must stop smearing their party’s frontrunner and his supporters. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Stain on America’s Soul That Will Not Wash Away

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 22, 2019 Although the extent of our lawless detention program in Guantanamo Bay is something most of us know little about, it defines us all. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )