Defend Cuba, defend socialism!

Anti-communist forces — led by the U.S. government — are mounting a no-holds-barred attack on revolutionary Cuba. That country continues to advance with determination on its own road to socialism, begun Jan. 1, 1959, when forces led by Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Ché” Guevara overturned the U.S.-backed government of dictator . . .

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‘Justice for Haiti! Let revolutionary Cuba live!’

Boston A multinational, multigenerational, pro-socialist crowd, including Indigenous, Black, Latinx, immigrant rights, peace and justice, union, faith-based, youth, veterans, LGBTQ2S+ and disability rights organizers, converged at Park Street Station, Boston, July 24, for a militant and unified “People’s Speak Out and Rally” to demand “No U$ Intervention in Haiti, Reparations . . .

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Billionaires in space

Centibillionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and multibillionaire Virgin Group founder Richard Branson used the profits they extracted from their companies’ workforce to launch themselves on personal space rides in recent weeks. And centibillionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk is expected to follow.  One thing is clear: None of these billionaires did . . .

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Alex Saab/Arrest warrant in someone else’s name

From Orinoco Tribune The following slightly edited article first appeared in the Orinoco Tribune July 22, as Cape Verde Admits Alex Saab’s Arrest Warrant was in Someone Else’s Name (Kidnapping).  A year after the arrest of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, Cape Verde’s Attorney General (PGR), Luis José Landim, admitted . . .

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Finally the racist baseball team name and mascot are leaving Cleveland

Cleveland The big front page news July 24 was the new name of the city’s Major League Baseball team: the Cleveland Guardians. The “Cleveland Indians” and their despicable mascot — a racist caricature known as “Chief Wahoo” — had finally found their rightful place in the dustbin of history. Protest . . .

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