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Assata Shakur: The making of a revolutionary woman

Assata Shakur: The making of a revolutionary woman

In commemorating Black August, we commemorate the struggle of those who have fought before us and faced violent repercussions from the state. We uplift the revolutionary history of the Black working class and its fundamental position in forging and leading the...

Cuba’s state in revolution

Cuba’s state in revolution

"Nobody can deny that we made an army and that from the beginning we have inculcated gentlemanly and humane principles to that army. … The armed institutions should offer services in peace, services to the people, services of a technical order. What we will not have...

The U.S. agenda in Cuba remains counter-revolution

The U.S. agenda in Cuba remains counter-revolution

Speech by Gloria La Riva at PSL forum in San Francisco, Jan. 2, 2015 Dec. 17, 2014, was an historic day for Cuba. On that morning, the three remaining Cuban Five members in U.S. prison flew home to freedom. At the same time, Alan Gross, an American who was arrested in...

Unity is Our Strategic Weapon

Unity is Our Strategic Weapon

Speech given by Raul Castro Ruz, General of the Cuban Army, and President of the Council of State and Ministries, at the Fifth Ordinary Period of Sessions for the Seventh Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power, at the Convention Center in Havana,...

A Marxist analysis of Cuba’s new economic reforms

A Marxist analysis of Cuba’s new economic reforms

It is more important than ever for communists, in general, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, specifically, to state our position on the Cuban Revolution. The capitalist media, the government, legions of academics and think tank policy “experts” are busy at...

Report on the economic and political situation in Cuba

Report on the economic and political situation in Cuba

The following is a report submitted by Gloria La Riva for discussion at the May 2010 meeting of the Central Committee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. In light of recent economic developments in Cuba, and the heightening of U.S. aggression against the island...