Arnold August
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 10/07/2019
From the “Destruction” of Chavismo to the Epicentre of the Anti-Imperialist Left
While capturing Venezuela’s oil was and obviously remains the objective, the destruction of Chavismo as an example and inspiration also was and remains a key consideration. Who would […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 27/05/2019
The Bolivarian Revolution and the Warmongering “Pacifists”
“Oh, I am against military intervention!” goes a “pacifist” narrative heard in the North that serves as pretext for a statement on Venezuela. This prelude consoles the soul, clears the […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 13/05/2019
The Bolivarian Revolution Metes Out Poetic Justice
On April 30, 2019, the Bolivarian Revolution defeated the latest in a series of attempted U.S.-orchestrated coups d’états since the inaugural one on January 23, when Guaidó was recognized as […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America / United States
- 07/05/2019
The Catch-All American “Freedom of Expression” Mantra: Ask Julian Assange
“Freedom of expression,” and the pitfalls of the market as it is playing out in Cuba these days, provides us with some valuable lessons. Cuba’s Decree 349 on culture officially […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America / North-South relations / United States
- 18/02/2019
The Trump-Trudeau Venezuelan Achilles’ Heel: The Civilian Military Union
After spending two days in Caracas on February 3 and 4, including a semi-private meeting with President Maduro, this is my basic impression. The situation in Caracas is the opposite […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Democracy / Latin America
- 16/01/2019
60 Years of Defending Cuban Sovereignty Against the Most Barbarous Empire Since World War II
When Fidel Castro triumphantly announced the people’s victory on January 1, 1959, it had been barely 15 years since the U.S. had savagely bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This atrocity marked the […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Culture
- 20/11/2018
The Importance of Néstor García Iturbe, Cuban Intellectual
It is quite customary to say that when writers and intellectuals pass away, such as Néstor García Iturbe, their work remains with us. This is particularly true for Iturbe, whose […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 31/10/2018
“Sonic Attacks” Against American Havana Diplomats: New University of Edinburgh-Based Study Provides Another Significant Rebuttal
The explanatory Commentary and Editorial published in Cortex on October 9 and 13, 2018, is timely, given that the U.S. has, for quite some time, been ratcheting up its rhetoric […]