“I do believe I’ll be having the honour of taking Cuba, I think I can do anything I want with it” proclaimed the autocratic Donald Trump in another of his imperial declarations. This followed his […]
On 11 July, Cuba was rocked by the largest protests to have taken place since the “Maleconazo” protests that erupted in 1994. The 1994 protests followed the collapse of the former USSR and the abrupt […]
Cuba has one of the lowest Covid-19 death rates in the world – 0.8 per 100,000, compared to 67 in the UK and 44.1 in the US. As well as this, Cuba has sent doctors, […]
1 January 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution. Tony Saunois looks at the Cuban Revolution and the life of its main leader, Fidel Castro. The article also discusses what is […]
Fifty years after his death, the image of Che Guevara is familiar to most people. A fashion statement for some, for many others it is a political declaration. They identify with the legacy left by […]
Castro's life and the Cuban Revolution
Easing of embargo to promote US capitalist interests
Gains of the revolution of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro under threat
Threat of capitalist restoration accelerates
New pro-capitalist measures introduced by Raul Castro
Book review
What are the prospects for the revolution?
US imperialism certainly expects ‘regime change’, not just in the government of Cuba but also in its social system.
What are the prospects for Cuba today?
Following its "victory" in Iraq, North American imperialism, headed by the Bush/Rumsfeld duo, wants to use its "triumph" to strengthen its dominant world position. The invasion of Iraq was in the first place for oil […]
Peter Taaffe, International Secretariat of the CWI and general secretary of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)
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