People may have the widespread conception of the Maras, the fearsome youth gangs, as groups of violent and socially maladjusted young people who extort and instill fear in their communities, since this is how they were in the beginning; but nothing is further from the truth now. ... More


Cuban emigration to the United States began in the 1820s and expanded from the 1870s to the 1950s

Cuban emigration, 1820 to 1958

The United States has been the natural destiny of Cuban emigration since the nineteenth century, as a result of their geographical proximity and increasingly growing economic relations. By Charles McKelvey... More


On February 29 at the weekly event Sabatina of the Cultural Center Fresa y Chocolate in the Vedado section of the City of Havana, Dr. Jesús Arboleya gave a talk, “Cuba and the Cuban-Americans confront the Trump Administration: To where will the pendulum swing?”... More


Facts proved that epidemic respects no borders and its outbreak leaves no one out, as an increasing number of cases in more countries were reported over the last few days.... More


Representatives of the Cuban emigration applaud Fidel’s speech on the relations between Cuba and the émigré community on December 8, 1978

The Fourth Conference “The Nation and the Emigration” will take place from April 8 to April 10 in Havana. by Charles McKelvey February 24, 2020... More


by Derek Seidman, Truthout... More


While many around the world are extending a helping hand to China in the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, some U.S. politicians once again are hyping up their same old talk of the so-called China threat.... More


By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout... More


U.S. President Donald Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago over the weekend for the 29th golf-related trip of his presidency to his for-profit Palm Beach, Florida, resort, raising his total taxpayer golf tab to $133.8 million.... More


The U.S. war machine demonstrated total disdain for its upstart rival, and unleashed an illegal war based on lies that has now raged on through many phases of violence and chaos for 17 years. by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies... More


Every year, the burning of fossil fuels claims four-million lives, including children, especially those living in low-income countries. The main victims, warns a report by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, are the impoverished people of the world. ... More


As China works closely with the international community to combat the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), certain western media outlets are generating viciously misleading reports, undercutting global efforts to end the epidemic.... More


For a nation, the greatest glory consists not in never falling, but rising when it falls.... More


The novel coronavirus outbreak has put the world on alert. While many in the international community are joining China to battle the epidemic, prejudice and discrimination are playing a shameful role that could discourage the very collective campaign.... More


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