Leaders with exceptional capacities is a general tendency in the revolutionary processes of the last two hundred years

The forming of an exceptional leader ... More


 The Sabotage of the Steamship La Coubre on March 4, 1960 was the first act of state-sponsored terrorism against Cuba

In today’s “This week in Cuba,” we review, first, the commemoration in Cuba of the first act of state-sponsored terrorism directed against revolutionary Cuba on March 4, 1960; and secondly, an article in Granma reviewing the consequences of the U.S. eighteen-year war in Afghanistan. By Charles McKelvey ... More


The attack on Moncada barracks of July 26, 1953, although a military failure, politically galvanized the people

Moncada: A heroic act

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In today’s “This week in Cuba,” we review, first, a discussion in a Cuban television news program of the aggressive policy of the United States against Cuba; secondly, an article in Granma on the effects of the U.S. blockade on Cuban bean production; thirdly, an article in the Cuban press on the reactivation of the Monroe Doctrine by the Trump administration; and fourthly, Cuban press coverage on the intentions of the coup plotters in Bolivia to privatize lithium.... More


 During the period 1934 to 1953, the teachings of Martí were kept alive by the works of intellectuals and writers, like the poet Nicolás Guillén

The republic of Martí lives... More


The 1953 science fiction novel, The Space Merchants, discerned the invisible totalitarianism of capitalism

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Neoliberal democracy promise reform but delivers corruption, and the second Batista dictatorship begins on March 10, 1952

The ultimate failure of neocolonial “democracy” 1940-1952... More


In today’s “This week in Cuba,” we review, first, Cuban reflections on the manipulations of information technology; secondly, a Cuban response to the intensification of the U.S. blockade; and thirdly, a Cuban analysis of the trade agreement among Mexico, USA, and Canada. By Charles McKelveyBy Charles McKelvey... More


The Cuban Constitution of 1940, the culmination of the democratic opening of 1937 to 1940

The return of neocolonial “democracy” February 13, 2020 By Charles McKelvey... More


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Cuba in the period 1934 to 1937 was under the de facto control the Army, headed by Fulgencio Batista

Batista takes control ... More


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Fulgencio Batista

The rise of Batista ... More


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Antonio Guiteras, a pharmacist by profession, led a guerrilla struggle in 1933 and was an important member of the radical “government of 100 days”

Antonio Guiteras January 23, 2020 By Charles McKelvey... More


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