The situation in Haiti is like a “low-intensity civil war” according to the President of the neighboring Dominican Republic. Not the UN, but only a struggle against capitalism itself can the rule of the gangs, and the threat of imperialist intervention be avoided.

C.L.R. James was born 4 January 1901. His book “The Black Jacobins” was published in 1938.

Within a few weeks, Haiti’s president was assassinated and the country was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed over 2,000 people, followed two days later by Hurricane Grace. The plight of the Haitian people is again in the news and on many people’s minds.

US Imperialism & Capitalism behind Haiti’s Misery

Defend the Gains of the Cuban Revolution!

40th anniversary of his death

For united struggle against La Junta and US capitalism

Somos más, y no tenemos miedo! ⬤ After more than a week of constant protests, the Puerto Rican people finally forced Governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign on the night of July 24

A political earthquake has hit Puerto Rico with several days of mounting massive protests demanding the resignation of corrupt, homophobe Governor Ricardo Rossello ⬤ This came after the publication of hundreds of incriminating text messages where Rossello and other top officials joked about murdering San Juan Mayor Carmen Yúlin Cruz in addition to homophobic jokes and jokes about dead bodies piling up after the hurricane Maria two years ago

Fifty years after his death, the image of Che Guevara is familiar to most people

Castro's life and the Cuban Revolution

A heroic and lasting inspiration to the oppressed everywhere

Easing of embargo to promote US capitalist interests

Gains of the revolution of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro under threat

Appalling ‘humanitarian’ record of the ‘international community’ continues

New pro-capitalist measures introduced by Raul Castro In September 2010 the Cuban government announced a series of economic “modernisations”

The U.S. ruling class is trying to make workers and youth in the 50 states and in Puerto Rico pay for a crisis we didn’t create. Puerto Rican youth have stood up, fought back and won!

Working people need own movement to overcome gangsterism, state repression and capitalism

A mass student strike has shut down university campuses for nearly two months in Puerto Rico. Students have responded to the effects of cuts to the financial support they receive from the education budget with effective mass pickets of universities. The movement has been supported with a general strike involving hundreds of thousands of public sector workers on 23 May

Haiti’s earthquake survivors — overwhelmingly poor before the disaster struck — now homeless and unemployed

Bankers to pocket $100 billion in bonuses, while impoverished Haitians struggle to cope with disaster The humanitarian catastrophe that has befallen Haiti beggars belief

Impoverished masses face new disaster Disaster has struck the impoverished people of Haiti once again; a powerful earthquake, early on 13 January, toppled buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince

End the sanctions! For workers’ democracy to defend and extend social gains!

Portrayal of principled revolutionary reflects Che’s renewed appeal

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