When Cassius Clay, a descendant of a slave, became heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1964 he rejected his slave name (‘I didn’t choose it and I don’t want it’) and, before becoming Muhammad Ali, referred to himself as Cassius X. Another Black American, Malcolm Little, also rejected his […]
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Remaking Covid-city
To paraphrase Marx, Covid “weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living”. We are living the diminishment of the world. It is getting smaller. Steve Latham We are not travelling as much: internationally, but also within countries, under lockdowns, and even between city neighbourhoods. With official […]
Authoritarianism in Haiti: a driver of increasing violence
The president is proposing controversial constitutional change and general and legislative elections. Without a parliament, its judiciary weakened, rife with accusations of political repression and presidential decrees being called into question – Haiti is teetering on the brink of crisis, uncertainty and instability. Aneli Ruiz Garcia The nation […]
Immigrants in Covid times: A second chance
When death is near, we have two options: succumb to the pain or cling to what we have left. On the day my parents and my grandmother tested positive for Covid 19, I opted for the latter. For weeks they had headaches, vomiting and fevers. Today some have aftereffects. […]
‘Cuban’ media with toxic information
The script of a soft coup against Cuba is supported by the so-called “independent media” funded by the U.S., the local press reported today. The links between U.S. funding structures and people working for sites such as ADN Cuba, Periodismo de Barrio (The Neighbourhood Press) and Diario de Cuba […]
















