by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
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Biden: some reasons to celebrate
The next US president isn’t perfect but after four years of a cruel and criminal cabal, we need to recognise what we have won, argues LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
US President-elect Joe Biden
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
On the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth, Communist Party international secretary KEVAN NELSON salutes the ongoing example of a revolutionary people facing a brutal US siege
ALEX GORDON and LORRAINE DOUGLAS report from Havana, Cuba, where they represented the Communist Party of Britain at the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties on August 7-8
The best tribute to Fidel is to stand with the Cuban Revolution today as the Trump regime tries to starve it to death, argues Cuba Solidarity Campaign communications manager NATASHA HICKMAN
JOE DWYER of Sinn Fein reflects on the links between the Irish and Cuban struggles for independence and on Castro’s personal engagement with the cause of Irish freedom
WHEN the announcement came, car horns blared. Bells rang out. Pots and pans turned into percussion instruments. There was jubilation and dancing in the streets. The nightmare had ended and Joe Biden had won the US presidency.
The festivities on November 7 were far more about relief than celebration, but it felt good just the same. Even though technically he remains president until January 20, for a brief, shining moment, Donald Trump was gone.
Then we were plunged back into the present. What about the Senate? Look at the Supreme Court! A few progressive Facebook friends began to rail against Biden the “warmonger,” the establishment centrist who was no different than the rest of them.
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