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Cuba’s Never-Ending Nightmare of Shortages

Not everyone in Cuba has managed to navigate this COVID-19 lockdown without stress, especially those who are looking after their elderly parents.

Angela Davis on Calls to Defund Police, Topple Racist Statues & Voting (Video)

Amid a worldwide uprising against police brutality and racism, we discuss the historic moment with legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis.

Switzerland: Sanctions are “a Message of Respect for Human Rights” in Nicaragua

Mirko Giulieti: sanctions against 6 officials are not against Nicaragua and don’t affect cooperation; Switzerland does not want “dirty” money from any country.

Outrage over Police Killing of a Pacifist Violinist in Colorado (Video)

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has ordered a new investigation into the 2019 police killing of 23-year-old Elijah McClain in Aurora…

Business School President Warns: “Nicaragua Needs 2,000 Tests Daily for Covid-19”

The academic feels “the risk of a massive outbreak is a reality” and even in the most optimistic scenario, “there are many months ahead, if not years…

Eugenio, the Cobbler on Villegas St. in Old Havana

In Cuba, an appliance, car, bike or anything else has a different expiry date than anywhere else. So it isn’t strange for cobblers to be in high demand.

Poll in Nicaragua: FSLN Weaker, but Could Beat Divided Opposition

Cid-Gallup: 70% disapprove of the government’s actions in confronting COVID-19, which they identify as the country’s current principal problem.

“Movements Work”: Seattle Bans Tear Gas, Expels Police Union (Video)

In Seattle, the fight to demilitarize and defund the police continues as the King County Labor Council voted to expel the Seattle police union.

Nicaraguan Government Hides Figures, to Claim Victory over Covid-19

Dr. Alvaro Ramirez warns about risk of flare-ups: MINSA will continue to lower infections so that FSLN sympathizers go to the plaza on July 19th.

Seattle Activists Create Autonomous Zone Near Abandoned Police Precinct

Omari Salisbury has been at the uprising. He reports on how protesters have barricaded a 6-block autonomous zone, declaring it “Free Capitol Hill.”