Cuba needs syringes. Can you help?
Cuba always helps the world in times of crisis, now Cubans need our help. Because of the U.S. embargo, they’re facing a syringe shortage. Help us send syringes to Cuba!
Dear friend,
For over 60 years, the U.S. government has been attempting to overthrow the Cuban government by suffocating its economy. This is a brutal policy that harms ordinary people and is currently making it difficult for the country to vaccinate its population against Covid-19.
“Cuba is the only country to have shown genuine internationalism during this coronavirus crisis,” Noam Chomsky said about Cuban brigades traveling around the world to save lives. In addition to the brave doctors and nurses fighting the pandemic overseas on the frontlines, Cuba is developing four vaccines that it plans to share with developing countries.
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February 12, 2021
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal Cuba perhaps more than most other countries has been the victim of imperialism and colonisation.
The greatest impact of imperialism and colonisation is on people, in particular, indigenous people. Cuba is no exception.
There are also other lasting impacts. Marxist political economists Paul Baran (
The Political Economy of Growth,
New York: Monthly Review Press, 1957) and André Gunder Frank (
Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America, New York: Monthly Review Press, 1967) wrote of the devastating long-term effects of imperial dominance. Frank described those effects as ‘the development of underdevelopment’.
According to the Baran-Frank thesis, as it is known, an underdeveloped country is not in a state of ‘static equilibrium’ preventing development. On the contrary, underdevelopment is the result of imperial dominance, leading also to a chronic state of dependency. Colonis
Cuba, Venezuela explore new areas of health cooperation
Cuba, Venezuela explore new areas of health cooperation
Caracas, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba s Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas and Venezuela s Health Minister Carlos Alvarado reviewed here today the bilateral deals on health and explored new possibilities for cooperation in that sector.
In a meeting held on Friday at the Casa Amarilla (Foreign Ministry headquarters), the delegations of both countries reviewed the progress of the ongoing projects that make up the portfolio of the Cuba-Venezuela Integral Cooperation Agreement.
That agreement, stemmed from the initiative of President Hugo Chavez (1999-2013) and the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, will be 21 years old next October 30 and has been a priority of both countries since then.
Peruvian intellectuals celebrate 62nd year of Cuban Revolution
Peruvian intellectuals celebrate 62nd year of Cuban Revolution
Lima, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian Chapter of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity (REDH) on Thursday celebrated the 62nd anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and highlighted its historic significance, its struggle and its achievements. In its message, the Peruvian network pointed out that the anniversary is being celebrated in a context marked by the strongest hope in a world where humanity will survive thanks to the commitment of all of us who have faith in the final fate of the human condition.
Nobel Prize for Cuban medical brigade to recognize altruistic work
Nobel Prize for Cuban medical brigade to recognize altruistic work
Caracas, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Dr. Juan Carlos Dupuy, founding member of Cuba s Henry Reeve Medical Contingent, considered on Tuesday that the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 will recognize the altruistic work of those healthcare professionals. Dupuy s extensive internationalist résumé attests to his deeds as a founding member of the medical Contigent specialized in situations of natural disasters and serious epidemics.
Guatemala, Peru, Pakistan and Liberia are included in the physician s CV, who currently serves in Venezuela as head of the Salvador Allende Comprehensive Healthcare Center, the flagship institution of Cuba s medical mission in Venezuela.