Cuba | The Left Chapter

Michael Laxer

Mar 16, 20221 min read

Daily LIFT #674

Ho Chi Minh welcomes a Cuban delegation to Vietnam, October 1966 --Daily LIFT #674

0 comments

The rebels land in Cuba on the Granma, Dec. 2, 1956 -- Revolutionary Armed Forces Day

Michael Laxer

Dec 2, 20211 min read

The rebels land in Cuba on the Granma, Dec. 2, 1956 -- Revolutionary Armed Forces Day

On December 2, 1956 Fidel and Raul Castro, Che, Camilo Cienfuegos and 78 other revolutionaries ran aground on the Cuban shoreline near...

0 comments

Global Amazon protests: Red Review #33 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Nov 28, 202111 min read

Global Amazon protests: Red Review #33 -- International Left and Labour News

The thirty-third edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Venezuela, the US, Canada, Vietnam,...

0 comments

Michael Laxer

Nov 25, 20212 min read

Daily LIFT #587

Castro and Allende greeted by huge crowds during Castro's visit to Chile in November, 1971 -- Daily LIFT #587 " When the revolution...

0 comments

"I congratulate the brave Venezuelan people" - Miguel Diaz-Canel

Michael Laxer

Nov 22, 20211 min read

"I congratulate the brave Venezuelan people" - Miguel Diaz-Canel

The President of Cuba was among those who celebrated the resounding victory of the Chavist Great Patriotic Pole in Venezuelan regional...

0 comments

Indian farmers victorious: Red Review #32 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Nov 21, 202110 min read

Indian farmers victorious: Red Review #32 -- International Left and Labour News

The thirty-second edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from India, Belarus, Nicaragua, Canada,...

0 comments

"I think the main aspect of our solidarity is extremely simple: it is to fight"

Michael Laxer

Nov 20, 20211 min read

"I think the main aspect of our solidarity is extremely simple: it is to fight"

Comrades Amílcar Cabral and Fidel Castro "To end up with, I should just like to make one last point about solidarity between the...

0 comments

Revolutions are not easy. No one believes that revolutions are easy - Fidel Castro

Michael Laxer

Nov 16, 20214 min read

Revolutions are not easy. No one believes that revolutions are easy - Fidel Castro

Excerpt from a speech Castro gave during his visit to Chile, 50 years ago today. Hands Off Cuba. Castro speaks during his tour of Chile,...

0 comments

Hands off Cuba!: Red Review #31 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Nov 14, 20218 min read

Hands off Cuba!: Red Review #31 -- International Left and Labour News

The thirty-first edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from China, Canada, the United States,...

0 comments

Michael Laxer

Nov 13, 20211 min read

Daily LIFT #577

"The Struggle Continues, Victory is Certain", Cuban solidarity poster with Angola, 1983 -- Daily LIFT #577 In November, 1975 the new...

0 comments

Solidarity with Cuba: WG of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

Michael Laxer

Nov 9, 20213 min read

Solidarity with Cuba: WG of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties

The Working Group of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) met virtually on November 5 & 6 releasing...

0 comments

Red Review #29 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Oct 31, 202111 min read

Red Review #29 -- International Left and Labour News

The twenty-ninth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, the United States, Sudan,...

0 comments

Petition calls on Canada to strongly oppose US sanctions on Cuba

Michael Laxer

Oct 30, 20212 min read

Petition calls on Canada to strongly oppose US sanctions on Cuba

A new petition to Canada's parliament sponsored by NDP MP Niki Ashton calls on the Canadian government to take a stronger stance in...

0 comments

Michael Laxer

Oct 26, 20211 min read

Daily LIFT #563

For Action, Unity and Solidarity of the Workers of the World, poster for the Xth World Trade Union Congress, Cuba, February 1982 -- Daily...

0 comments

Michael Laxer

Oct 24, 20211 min read

Daily LIFT #562

Fidel Castro at bat, Havana 1959 -- Daily LIFT #562

0 comments

Red Review #28 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Oct 24, 202113 min read

Red Review #28 -- International Left and Labour News

The twenty-eighth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the United States, Spain,...

0 comments

Striketober: Red Review #27 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Oct 16, 20219 min read

Striketober: Red Review #27 -- International Left and Labour News

The twenty-seventh edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from the United States, the UK,...

0 comments

Michael Laxer

Oct 11, 20211 min read

Daily LIFT #553

Castro with veterans and heroes of the Vietnamese resistance to France, the USA and imperialism, North Vietnam 1973 -- Daily LIFT #553

0 comments

Red Review #26 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Oct 11, 202112 min read

Red Review #26 -- International Left and Labour News

The twenty-sixth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from South Africa, Spain, India, the...

0 comments

UN & CELAC: Red Review #24 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Sep 26, 20219 min read

UN & CELAC: Red Review #24 -- International Left and Labour News

The twenty-fourth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Russia, Cuba, Tunisia, Ukraine,...

0 comments