Fidel Castro Reports on Chavez’s Health
HAVANA TIMES — Former Cuban president Fidel Castro said Hugo Chavez’s health “is much better” and that he checks up
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Latin America
Senator Menendez Sweating Bullets
The truth is out there. The facts are slowly being unveiled. Sooner or later, I suppose, they will reveal the real story. From what I’ve seen and read, they don’t bode well for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.
Read MoreMumia Abu-Jamal: “The United States Is Fast Becoming One of the Biggest Open-Air Prisons on Earth”
In a rare live interview, Mumia Abu-Jamal calls into Democracy Now! as the new film, “Long Distance Revolutionary,” about his life premieres in New York City this weekend. After 29 years on death row, he is now being held in general population at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution – Mahanoy.
Read MoreCuba: Lula Meets with Castros, but Unable to See Chavez
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took advantage of his participation in a forum in Havana to meet with Cuban leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro, however he was unable to see Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has been there recovering from cancer surgery since December 11.
Read MoreRedemption: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans
The HBO documentary “Redemption” examines New York City’s canners — the largely invisible people who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and apartment complexes. Many have quietly slipped into poverty after losing their jobs, now living on the margins of society.
Read MoreIs Egypt on the Brink of Collapse? Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Restive City of Port Said
Ongoing mass protests have led the Egyptian government to declare a state of emergency and the country’s defense minister to warn of the potential “collapse of the state.” We go to Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous in the city of Port Said.
Read MoreThe Gatekeepers: In New Film, Ex-Shin Bet Chiefs Denounce Occupation, Compare Israel to Nazi Germany
Amidst a spate of killings by Israeli forces of unarmed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, we turn to the stunning Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Gatekeepers.” The film brings together six former heads of Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, collectively speaking out for the first time ever.
Read MoreSilvio Rodriguez to Perform in Costa Rica
Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodriguez will give a concert this coming April 12 at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in Costa Rica following a 23 year absence from the stages of that country, reported the La Nacion newspaper.
Read More“Running from Crazy”: Mariel Hemingway Tackles Family History of Suicide, Mental Illness in New Doc
Democracy Now* HAVANA TIMES – The new documentary “Running from Crazy” chronicles the life of actress Mariel Hemingway, the granddaughter
Read MoreRaul Castro to Help in Investigation of Chilean Senator’s Murder
Cuban President Raul Castro vowed on Saturday in Santiago de Chile to assist in the investigation of the death of Jaime Guzman, a Chilean senator killed in 1991. In a meeting with his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian Piñera, Castro “promised to study the background (data) and provide his best collaboration”.
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