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, by KATZ Claudio
Of all the tributes to Fidel Castro and assessments of the Cuban leader’s contribution to the world socialist movement, this one by Argentine political economist Claudio Katz seems to me particularly outstanding. It was published first on his web site. My translation and notes.
Richard Fidler (…)
, by GONZALES Mike
Fidel Castro was a towering champion of the oppressed, but we shouldn’t ignore the limits of the socialism he helped build.
Fidel Castro was, by any standards, a towering figure. In his frail late years his presence still resonated across Latin America, even among generations that did not (…)
, by GRANDIN Greg
The Cuban revolutionary almost outlasted 11 US presidents.
Fidel Castro is dead at 90. He took power in 1959, at the head of the joyful, raucous, and brash Cuban Revolution, which was immediately placed under siege by Washington. Castro almost outlasted 11 US presidents—Eisenhower, Kennedy, (…)
, by YAFFE Helen
Fidel’s genius was his ability to meet the need for tactical steps, responding to the day’s urgencies, without losing sight of the strategic direction.
It could have been the armed struggle, terrorism, assassination or the serious illness which, at his own admission, nearly killed him in (…)
, by CASTRO Fidel
Until very recently, the discussion revolved around the kind of society we would have. Today, the discussion centres on whether human society will survive. These are not dramatic phrases. We must get used to the true facts. Hope is the last thing human beings can relinquish. With truthful (…)
, by CASTRO Fidel, TOUSSAINT Éric
This is the transcription of a speech by President Fidel Castro, at the Continental Dialogue on the Foreign Debt held at Havana’s Palace of Conventions on August 3rd, 1985.
----------- Introduction to Fidel Castroís Speech, by Eric Toussaint In 1985, Fidel Castro launched an (…)
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