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 )

The U.S. Terrorized Cuba, Not the Other Way Around

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 21, 2016 "Once again, history won't keep its mouth shut. Little by little, the truth comes out, and our policy in Cuba gets exposed for the sham it is." That's Truthdig's editor in chief writing about Cuba for the Los Angeles Times in this column first published on July 14, 1998. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Close Guantanamo and Return It to Cuba

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Nov 16, 2015 President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill the promise he made in his Jan. 22, 2009, executive order to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp "no later than one year from the date of this order." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obama: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is on Cuba

By Art Heitzer and Marjorie Cohn Nov 2, 2015 Millions of Americans believe that President Obama has normalized relations with Cuba and ended over 50 years of American efforts to strangle its economy. So they might have been puzzled by the U.S.' opposition to a recent U.N. resolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ Film Review: A Half-Baked Hollywood Version of a Great Documentary

By John Patterson Oct 30, 2015 David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the humdrum conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election Meanwhile, the Bolivians in it are as invisible as most of the slaves in "Gone With the Wind"David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the internecine conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election". Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

U.S. Relaxes Some Limits on Trade and Commerce With Cuba

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2015 On Friday, the White House loosened rules governing travel, commerce and investments in Cuba in a fulfillment of President Obama’s goal of removing barriers between Washington and Havana. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cuba Relations

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U.S. to Open Embassy in Havana

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 2, 2015 Wednesday's announcement by President Obama has been hailed as the most significant step so far in ending half a century of discord between the two countries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Plundering Our Freedom With Abandon (Part 2 of 10)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and The Real News Network's Senior Editor Paul Jay discuss the inherent contradictions in Silicon Valley’s ideology and practices in the second installment of TRNN’s show “Reality Asserts Itself.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Cuba’s Had Cancer-Suppressing Drugs for Years, but Thanks to the Trade Embargo, We Haven’t

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 14, 2015 One of Cuba's most incredible discoveries, a lung cancer vaccine, is about to cross U.S. borders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

USA Relationship with Cuba

Dario Castillejos, Diario La Crisis, Cagle Cartoons Apr 15, 2015 Dig deeper