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Angola’s debt to Cuba is unfinished

To provide oil to Cuba would be to say that the sacrifices of the past are not forgotten, that internationalism is not a relic, and that the Global South can still act in ways that defy the narrow logic of profit.

Russian crude oil arrives in Cuba

The shipment marks the first significant delivery of its kind in months, arriving after U.S. sanctions sharply limited the island’s access to imported fuel.

A new Platt Amendment?

This is not the first time Cuba has faced a situation so critical that it seems terminal. We are in a moment darkly similar to that of 1902.

When dialogue was a crime

The very idea once treated as treason is quietly returning to the center of U.S.–Cuba policy.

Díaz-Canel breaks the silence: Cuba confirms talks with Washington

Díaz-Canel warned that the contacts are still in early stages. Negotiations, he said, require time.

‘Eternal summer’ and the paradox of colder winters due to climate change

In Cuba, homes are not designed for cold weather and do not provide adequate protection: generally, the indoor temperature is only a few degrees warmer than the outside temperature.

U.S. warns it is maintaining the oil blockade on Cuba

Half a billion $$ into midterms by 50 billionaires

Trump’s stupidest cabinet member

Why the Democrats are not radical enough

Trump’s outrageous lies about Iranian school massacre

Marco Rubio proves he really is Little Marco