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A trip to Cuba amidst blackouts and solidarity

March 5th, the first day in Havana of my 2026 trip. I’ve been there before, but each time my love for this country, its history, and its revolution only grows; that’s why, if all goes as I hope (and I’ll…

“Page against the machine”, an independent bookstore in California and a meeting place for activists

Sometimes you have to leave the big squares to find hidden gems. The independent bookstore “Page Against the Machine” is a gem nestled in the coastal town of Long Beach, Southern California. We spoke with Chris Giaco, who opened it…

USA, anti-ICE signs on overpasses: a creative and powerful form of protest

A growing resistance movement is developing along American roads and highways, where citizens are using bridges and overpasses to display signs with political messages. Across the country, informally organized groups such as the Visibility Brigades are transforming viaducts, bridges, and…

Zohran Mamdani, new mayor of New York: “I will not abandon my principles for fear of being considered radical.”

New year, new mayor: 2026 had begun just a few minutes earlier when Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York in the presence of family members, some colleagues, and the state attorney general, Letitia James, who presided…

Climate change: six positive news stories from 2019

Heather Alberro, Nottingham Trent University; Dénes Csala, Lancaster University; Hannah Cloke, University of Reading; Marc Hudson, University of Manchester; Mark Maslin, UCL, and Richard Hodgkins, Loughborough University for The Conversation The climate breakdown continues. Over the past year, The Conversation…