The People’s Summit for Democracy offers a progressive vision to counter US dominance in the region
Latin America Caribbean North America

The People’s Summit for Democracy offers a progressive vision to counter US dominance in the region

Parallel to the exclusionary Summit of the Americas organized by the Biden Administration, people’s movements and organizations have organized the People’s Summit for Democracy to uplift diverse voices from across the region and engage in necessary dialogue

Sheila Xiao and Manolo De los Santos
May 26, 2022
‘We will prevail’: a conversation with Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel
Cuba

‘We will prevail’: a conversation with Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel

Miguel Díaz Canel speaks to Manolo De Los Santos about the current challenges facing Cuba and the people’s resolve to continue building a project to save humanity

Manolo De los Santos
April 7, 2022
How US interference in Cuba creates a false picture of its society
Cuba

How US interference in Cuba creates a false picture of its society

The latest in the US’ determined campaign to overthrow the Cuban revolution will likely be on November 15, as US-funded groups and US officials have taken to social media to build hype around alleged “civil liberties” protests

Manolo De los Santos
October 27, 2021
Let Cuba Live—The movement standing up to Biden’s maximum pressure campaign
Cuba

Let Cuba Live—The movement standing up to Biden’s maximum pressure campaign

Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad on the failed attempt by the Biden administration to push for regime change in Cuba as the US-blockade worsens socioeconomic conditions on the island

Manolo De los Santos
July 28, 2021
If you grew up with the US Blockade as a Cuban, you might understand the recent protests differently
Cuba

If you grew up with the US Blockade as a Cuban, you might understand the recent protests differently

The six-decade US blockade of Cuba was made worse under the administration of Donald Trump. Joe Biden can lift these measures and immediately improve the lives of the 11 million living in Cuba

Manolo De los Santos
July 20, 2021
The United States tries to take advantage of the price Cubans are paying for the blockade and the pandemic
Cuba United States

The United States tries to take advantage of the price Cubans are paying for the blockade and the pandemic

Cuban government officials and activists have reiterated their demand for an end to the blockade imposed by the US which over six decades has cost Cuba $147.8 billion in damages

Manolo De los Santos
July 13, 2021
The illegal blockade of Venezuela and the Anti-Blockade Law
Venezuela

The illegal blockade of Venezuela and the Anti-Blockade Law

Despite an unrelenting, suffocating blockade on Venezuela, the country has continued to promote social policies to safeguard the population

Vijay Prashad and Manolo De los Santos
February 25, 2021
The people’s uprising against racism in the United States
United States

The people’s uprising against racism in the United States

Why are there so many people in the United States who understand they have nothing to lose? Why are hundreds of thousands in the streets willing to risk infection and arrests, in order to join the protests?

Claudia De la Cruz and Manolo De los Santos
June 12, 2020