The Wall Street Journal reports, as recent posts to this blog have indicated, the U.S. has embarked on a new campaign or plan to try to re-shape Latin American politics and governments.[1] According to […]
Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba
Cuba Adopts a New Socialist Constitution
Photo by Nathaniel St. Clair On February 24, 2019, the Cuban people overwhelmingly adopted a new constitution, as 84.4% of resident citizens voted in the constitutional referendum, with 86.8 % voting “Yes,” […]
New U.S. visa policy for Cubans draws widespread criticism
BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES MARCH 20, 2019 04:18 PM, UPDATED MARCH 20, 2019 05:10 PM The U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2018. MATIAS J. OCNER MOCNER@MIAMIHERALD.COM The new U.S. policy that […]
Trump allows Americans to sue Cuban companies for confiscated property
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article227082899.html WASHINGTON The White House will allow Americans to file suit in U.S. courts against about 200 Cuban companies that now control property on the island that was seized by the Havana […]
US IMPERIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES: IT IS TIME FOR THE PEACE MOVEMENT TO SAY “NO”
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Why Infants May Be More Likely to Die in America Than Cuba
New York Times January 18, 2019 By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist Dr. Lisett Rodríguez talks with Odalys Navarro Carbonell, 31, at a consultorio, or clinic, in Havana. Ms. Navarro is four months pregnant.Credit Lisette Poole […]
U.S. trade embargo has cost Cuba $130 billion, U.N. says
WORLD NEWS MAY 8, 2018 HAVANA (Reuters) – A United Nations agency said on Tuesday an “unjust” U.S. financial and trade embargo on Cuba had cost the country’s economy $130 billion over […]
A thank you message from our WI medical students back in Havana
Comrades, Olive and I made it safely back to Havana and through the airport without problems. We are transitioning back into the swing of things here in Cuba adjusting to the heat […]
Don’t Give Trump a Pass on Puerto Rico
New York Times Opinion Sept. 1, 2018 The president thinks the government did a fantastic job last year handling Hurricane Maria. But the revision of the death toll, to nearly 3,000 from […]
People’s Climate Rally and March: Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice
Saturday, September 8, 2018• 1:00 – 3:00 PM Location: Zeidler Union Square• 301 W Michigan St, Milwaukee, WI 53203 On September 8, thousands of rallies will be held in cities and towns around the world […]
