Muammar Gaddafi, Another Majority World Martyr

Tortilla con Sal Muammar al Gaddhafi  will always be a hero of the majority world, a world which continues still, after centuries, to pay the human, social, economic, cultural and now environmental costs of Western capitalism and pseudo-democracy. In retrospect the West’s 2011 attacks on Libya, Syria and Ivory Coast, even more than the onslaught…

Monedero: “Spanish democracy is facing its most serious crossroads since the death of Franco.”

Alexandre Anfruns The contention between Rajoy’s government and the Generalitat de Catalunya has been deepening with each passing day. There is no solution in sight, and instead we have witnessed the police response and judicial persecution. Beyond this dialogue of the deaf between Spanish and Catalan right-wings, what is really at stake with the Catalan…

Venezuela Regional Elections: Chavismo in Triumph, Opposition in Disarray, Media in Denial

Ricardo Vaz As the President of the Venezuelan Electoral Commission (CNE) read the results from the regional elections that took place on Sunday, October 15, one could feel the agony in the editorial rooms of mainstream media outlets. Chavismo had just won 18 out of 23 (1) governorships, a result that, according to them, could…

From Where Does Chavismo Get its Strength?

Marco Teruggi Translated by Tortilla Con Sal Many analysts, both Right and Left, agreed before these elections that Chavismo would not be up to the battle. They argued the historic movement would be a pale shadow of what it used to be, able to throw a few weak punches in a losing battle before getting…

Cuba Publishes Annual Report on Blockade Damages

Cuba Solidarity Campaign Via Tortilla Con Sal Cuba’s 2017 report states that the US blockade has cost the Cuban economy over $822 billion in damages since its introduction in the 1960s Download a copy of the report here Almost 60 years after its implementation, the United States blockade policy against the Cuban people is intensifying,…

The New Bolivia Continues to Advance with Evo Morales

Over a decade ago, when the government of Evo Morales took office in Bolivia, only 40,000 Bolivians received gas at home. Today, 3.5 million have access to the service where they live. Joaquín Rivery Tur | rivery@granma.cu Over a decade ago, when the government of Evo Morales took office in Bolivia, only 40,000 Bolivians received…