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Moncada: from military defeat to political victory
First published in Socialism and Liberation magazine, July 2004. Some historians—particularly opponents of the Cuban Revolution—treat the July 26, 1953,…
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Ecuadorian government seizes businesses of corrupt bankers
On July 8, the Ecuadoran government took over 200 businesses, including several major television stations, on the grounds of corruption.…
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Latin American media broadcasts FARC statement
Recent events in Colombia have been widely discussed in the U.S. media, but what has been missing is the voice…
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Miami caravan challenges Florida’s new Cuba travel restrictions
On July 5, more than 30 cars formed a caravan in Miami to protest the recently passed Sellers of Travel…
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Thousands of Guatemalans protest high cost of living
Tens of thousands of Guatemalan farmers, union members, workers and indigenous people took to the streets June 26 to protest…
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Pinochet police chief sentenced to double life term
On June 30, a Chilean judge sentenced Manuel Contreras, who led the National Intelligence Directive (DINA) during the rule of…
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Cuba creates first ever lung cancer vaccine
On June 24, Cuban authorities certified CimaVax EGF, a therapeutic vaccine that will improve the quality of life for patients…
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Peruvian mine workers near deal following roadblocks, mass march
On the evening of June 19, the Peruvian government and labor representatives for mine workers struck a preliminary deal to…
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La Riva/Puryear campaign salutes Antonio Maceo Brigade
The Party for Socialism and Liberation and the Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear Presidential Campaign salute the courageous work of the…
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The Antonio Maceo Brigade: 30 years of work
In 1977, after having left their homeland when they were children, a group of 55 young Cubans returned to Cuba…
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