By Juan O. Tamayo Cuba’s Fidel Castro took part in his first government function since he nearly died in 2006, repeating his apocalyptic warnings of a nuclear war that only President Barack Obama can avert as he spoke Saturday to a special session of parliament. Castro, who will turn 84 on Friday, appeared lucid and [...]

By: Corriente Latina Sunday, internationally acclaimed actor Andy Garcia will join hundreds across the country in a symbolic march in solidarity with victims of repression in Cuba. In Los Angeles, the march will take place in Echo Park at 2:00pm following the culmination of a 12-hour fast in honor of the late Orlando Tamayo Zapata. [...]

THE WHITE HOUSE.  Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.  March 24, 2010 Recent events in Cuba, including the tragic death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the repression visited upon Las Damas de Blanco, and the intensified harassment of those who dare to give voice to the desires of their fellow Cubans, are deeply disturbing. [...]

By Bob Cusack and Molly K. Hooper. Maverick liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday he will vote in favor of healthcare reform, handing Democrats a crucial vote. The Ohio lawmaker and perennial left-wing presidential candidate made the announcement at a Wednesday morning press conference two days after President Barack Obama personally lobbied him during a [...]

Highlights Domestic Affairs: In the middle of constant repression, dissidents warn over the grave condition of prisoner of conscience on hunger strike Orlando Zapata Tamayo. Cuba´s Youth Communist League holds meetings in preparation of its 9th Congress. Several minor earthquakes are felt in the eastern part of Cuba. The 19th edition of the International Book [...]

 1- “The Rise to Power of Castroism and the Failure of the Internal Resistance” “They were not caused by an International conspiracy of the Communism.” “Cuba entered the 20th century in an indeterminate state. In other words, the self-definition promulgated in the blueprint for independence had not been achieved when the Republic first came into [...]

In 1952 the Cuban democratic rhythm was interrupted by Fulgencio Batista’s coup d’etat.  The aim of the struggle for which many brave Cubans died was the fall of Fulgencio Batista so that the country could return to a democratic constitutional order and continue its development. On January the first of 1959 Castroism took power.  According [...]