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Max Lesnik reminisces about marching in the very first March of the Torches in 1953, and his feelings about doing so again in 2022.

A new CIA report admits what the Cuban government and Cuban scientists have said since “Havana Syndrome” was first reported — U.S. government claims that its diplomats and spies in Cuba and other countries had been “attacked” by mysterious (and non-existent) sonic or microwave weapons were “never backed up by any evidence.”

On a cold, windy, and drizzly January 3, more than 30 people rallied outside the Federal Building in San Francisco to demand that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sign on to a Congressional letter to President Biden, urging him to move toward normalizing relations with Cuba (Post includes video from the rally).

On the 5th anniversary of the death of Fidel Castro, we repost this video shot by Gloria La Riva during the 9 Days of National Mourning which followed his death. In it, a Cuban man talks about what Fidel means to him.

Cuba is under unprecedented attack — the U.S. government is attempting a coup in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet despite a lack of resources and the U.S. blockade, 65 Havana neighborhoods are being prioritized for improvements. This is the story of La Corea.

“Only socialism can explain the fact that we have survived the ferocious, genocidal siege without renouncing development”: Speech by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Republic, during the closing of the National Assembly of People’s Power Ninth Legislature’s Seventh Ordinary Period of Sessions, held at the Convention Center, October 28, 2021, Year 63 of the Revolution

Revered and highly awarded Cuban journalist Marta Rojas died earlier this month. This article, written five years ago, describes how Rojas was in Santiago de Cuba at the time of the assault on the Moncada and bore witness to the torture and deaths of the rebels soldiers at the hands of the Batista regime. She transcribed the famous “History Will Absolve Me” speech delivered by Fidel Castro at his trial. In later years she became the first Latin American war correspondent to cover the U.S. war in Vietnam.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2021, denouncing the U.S. Blockade, discussing Cuba’s fight against COVID-19, and laying out Cuba’s perspective on the world and particularly on imperialism.

This week marks 16 years since the formation of Cuba’s Henry Reeve Brigade, formed by Fidel Castro in response to Hurricane Katrina. There is no individual or group which deserved the Nobel Peace Prize last year, or this year, than the Henry Reeve Brigade, which has been saving lives around the world for 16 years.

On Sept. 19, a webinar featuring voices from Cuba and the U.S. was held to discuss continuing U.S. attempts at subverting the Cuban revolution, and what Cuba is doing to fight back. You can view the webinar in its entirety at the link.