Cuba
CIA terrorist Posada Carriles acquitted in immigration trial
By Bill Van Auken, April 12, 2011
The travesty of a trial of Posada Carriles on immigration-related charges let the veteran terrorist and CIA agent walk free, despite being wanted for the killing of scores of civilians.
CIA terrorist Posada Carriles on trial for lying to immigration
By Bill Van Auken, January 13, 2011
Luis Posada Carriles, the Cuban-born CIA terrorist, went on trial this week in a Texas court for lying to immigration authorities.
Raul Castro sought “political channel” to Washington
By Patrick Martin, December 30, 2010
WikiLeaks cables showed that Fidel Castro believed that the Obama administration would be open to relaxing the longtime US isolation of Cuba.
Cuba’s mass layoffs: The dead-end of Castroism
By Bill Van Auken, September 17, 2010
This week’s announcement that over half a million Cuban workers are to be thrown out of their jobs in the next six months has laid bare the class character of the Castro regime.
Cuba announces firing of half a million state workers
By Bill Van Auken, September 15, 2010
With its announcement that over 500,000 state workers will be fired over the next six months, the Castro regime is carrying out its most sweeping attack on Cuban workers since it came to power more than half a century ago.
Cuba’s Raúl Castro unveils plan for massive job cuts
By Bill Van Auken, August 5, 2010
President Raúl Castro Sunday outlined plans that could eliminate the jobs of over one million Cuban state workers, while promoting the growth of private enterprise in the country’s service sector.
Cuba: more cuts in public spending announced
By Carlos del Rocío, July 30, 2009
In a message to the Cuban nation on the 56th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada Barracks, President Raúl Castro announced a second major cut in public spending.
Americas Summit ends with no agreement on economic crisis
By Bill Van Auken, April 21, 2009
While the media has focused its attention on the handshakes between Obama and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, what dominated the Americas Summit was the absence of agreement on policies to confront the deepening capitalist crisis.
Castroite purge in Cuba as US slightly eases sanctions
By Bill Van Auken, March 13, 2009
The sweeping purge of top government officials announced last week in Cuba is symptomatic of a bourgeois nationalist regime in deep crisis, which is conspiring against the interests of the masses of Cuban working people.
Cuba marks 50th anniversary of revolution in shadow of world crisis
January 3, 2009
Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought Castro to power with subdued celebrations. Havana sees the deepening world capitalist crisis not as a harbinger of international revolutionary struggle, but as a threat to Cuba’s unstable economy.
Fidel and the Pope
By Bill Vann, January 27, 1998
The extraordinary reception accorded Pope John Paul II during his visit to Cuba was a measure of Fidel Castro's desperation to reach an accommodation with Washington and an end to the 36-year-old US economic embargo against the island nation.
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