Cuba: A Paradigm in Health, Despite the Blockade
Cuba’s achievements are noteworthy despite an economic blockade from the US that has lasted more than 65 years, writes Martí Batres.
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Zacatecas Normalistas Join Solidarity with Cuba
The national association of alumni of the Emiliano Zapata Rural Teachers’ College in Loreto, Zacatecas—founded in 1958—joined La Jornada’s call to stand in solidarity with the government and people of Cuba.
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AMLO: “It hurts me that they seek to exterminate our fraternal people of Cuba”; Former President Calls for Donation to Buy Aid & Oil
This was only the second political statement Mexico’s former President has made since leaving office, the first was on the occasion of the US’ kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Cuba’s Fall Would Hurt All Radical Projects
“The US can’t allow this rejection of capitalism and imperialism — [Cuba’s] destruction is the price it must pay for thumbing its nose at the US behemoth.” An interview with Pedro Gellert.
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In Washington’s Shadow
Thus, Mexico yielded to Washington’s blackmail and extortion, contributing de facto to the devastating US energy blockade against Cuba, significantly eroding what had historically been a unique feature of Mexican diplomacy.
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Solidarity with The People of Cuba
Decisions about Cuba, its present and its future, belong exclusively to its people, writes Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas; while we must firmly condemn the US government’s unilateral coercive measures against that sister nation.
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Cuban Ambassador Expresses Gratitude for Mexican Solidarity
The Mexico City collection center – located almost at the corner of Corregidora and Plaza de la Constitución – will remain open until February 22.
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Cuban Embassy Denounces US Blockade Tightening & Persecution of Those Who Help
Johana Tablada asserted that the Cuban people will follow the example of their national hero in defending the island’s right to choose its own destiny.
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Betrayal? Cuba Oil Shipment Apparently Cancelled, Sheinbaum Evasive, Says “Sovereign Decision”
The Mexican President initiated evasive maneuvers in response to direct questioning about a reportedly cancelled shipment of oil to Cuba.
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President Sheinbaum: Mexico Ships Oil to Cuba for Humanitarian Reasons
The President recalled decades of solidarity with Cuba, recalling that Mexico was the only country that opposed the US blockade on the island from the outset.
