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While the world faces ‘Brazilianization,’ China leads with national projects
A striking article, “The Brazilianization of the World,” was recently published in the journal American Affairs. Its starting point was the disastrous failure of Western countries to deal with COVID-19: over 600,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US, more than 525,000 in Brazil, over 400,000 in India, 128,000 in Britain. This compares to less than 5,000 in China.
What makes the article striking and innovative is that it attributes this failure not to short term policy mistakes but to deep structural trends in Western society – a rapidly widening gap between rich and poor, breakdown of national institutions which aid the whole population, and their replacement by purely private systems which protect only a small proportion of the people. It also involves the weakening of state institutions capable of dealing with serious crises such as COVID-19, lack of major infrastructure improvements, the decline of lo
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April 17, 2021 by archyde
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Raul Castro says he will be vigilant against attempts to overthrow Cuba and protect the sovereignty of the nation. He was addressing the Eighth Party Congress of the Cuban Communist Party.
He condemned the plot to overthrow Cuba and other Latin American and Caribbean countries. He also recalled his remarks at the Seventh Party Congress about the Trump administration ‘s efforts to reverse Cuba’s progress. He also said that the imperialist powers were spreading lies to justify their attempts to overthrow the governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz greets the Canal Party Congress. He later tweeted that he was determined to intensify the country’s development work based on socialism. Resistance against imperialism will accelerate. Ways will be devised to improve the economic and social situation and to overcome the crisis.
Redoubling campaign on blockade against Cuba called from Argentina
Redoubling campaign on blockade against Cuba called from Argentina
Buenos Aires, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The Sao Paulo Forum Executive Secretary, Brazilian Mónica Valente, called to intensify the campaign against the US blockade imposed on Cuba and praised the Caribbean country´s example of solidarity and humanity. I do believe that this year cannot happen without the struggle of all the Latin American people. We must redouble the demand so that the US blockade is lifted, we have to put more influence in it, she said.
Valente attended a panel entitled Cuba, world leader in health, suffers new threats , with the presence of the Cuban ambassador in Argentina Pedro Pablo Prada, and Jorge Kreyness, of the Argentine Communist Party.
PT-Brazil thanks Cuba for taking care of Lula
PT-Brazil thanks Cuba for taking care of Lula
Brasilia, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian Workers Party (PT) thanked the Cuban people and government for medical care provided to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during his stay in the Caribbean nation.
In a letter addressed to President Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, Army General Raul Castro, and other Cuban leaders, the PT praises especially the medical care provided to Lula and the entire delegation that accompanied him, after a second PCR test on December 26 that came back positive.