Fidel Castro’s Oldest Son Reportedly Commits Suicide

ANDREA RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press Feb 1, 2018 Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a “deeply depressed state" and killed himself after months of treatment, state media reported. He was 68. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Exposing the Realities of U.S.-Cuban Relations (Video & Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with Jeri Rice, whose latest documentary "Embargo" explores U.S.-Cuba relations. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

The Korean Missile Crisis vs. the Cuban Missile Crisis

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 13, 2017 John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev avoided nuclear war in 1962. Whether Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will do so remains a question. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

No Crocodile Tears for Cubans ‘Left Behind’ by Obama’s Immigration Change

By Karen Lee Wald Jan 28, 2017 Cubans were able to enter the U.S. without visas because of the politically driven assumption that they needed to escape the horrors of the Castro regime. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Tells Robert Scheer: I Am Not a Beat! (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig and Robert Scheer Jan 6, 2017 Truthdig's editor in chief asks the co-founder of San Francisco's famed City Lights Bookstore to discuss his life and his work with writers of the Beat Generation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Rise of Bernie Sanders and His ‘Revolution’ Sparks Déjà Vu in the ‘Third World’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2016 Michael Manley of Jamaica and others pushed decades ago for progressive change to end the systems of subjugation in their countries. But that will remain tough to achieve until it is accomplished in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Remarkable Legacy of Fidel Castro

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 “History will absolve me,” the leader of the Cuban Revolution famously predicted. It’s a hard point to argue in light of what he achieved for his country despite incessant interference by the United States. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Forty Years Ago, the CIA Had Its Eye on Jamaica—and Bob Marley Got Shot

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 The groundbreaking musician sang about revolution against an unfair global system and nearly paid with his life in 1976. In the U.S., the rise of Bernie Sanders gives reason to believe Americans are becoming aware of the changes that Marley envisioned. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Fidel Castro’s Top Moments in the Middle East

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 27, 2016 The Cuban leader inserted himself into numerous conflicts, fighting what he saw as imperialism. The ventures were gradually abandoned over the past two decades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reflections on the Death of Fidel

Steve Wasserman / Truthdig Nov 26, 2016 All previous socialist revolutionaries had seemed grimly puritanical; by contrast, Castro’s barbudos appeared almost to be bohemians with guns. Democracy and radical reform were poised to replace dictatorship and social misery. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Fidel Castro Is Dead at 90 (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 26, 2016 "Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me," said the lawyer turned revolutionary leader before wrenching Cuba from the grip of the U.S.-backed authoritarian Fulgencio Batista in 1959. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

How Fidel Outlived His U.S. Government Assassins

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 26, 2016 "John F. Kennedy's administration tried to assassinate Fidel Castro by using Mafia hit men," wrote Robert Scheer, Truthdig editor in chief, in a Los Angeles Times column first published in 1997. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )