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This week in history: Havana, Cuba, celebrates its 500th birthday

November 12, 2019 By Special to People’s World

The Cuban capital has been gearing up for this celebration for several years, scheduling concerts, tours, cultural events and other observances.

‘Waking in Havana’: Good works on the AIDS front in Cuba

November 12, 2019 By Michael Berkowitz

Elena Schwolsky’s new book Waking in Havana: A Memoir of AIDS and Healing in Cuba is a well-written, moving account of her work as a nurse in Cuba’s HIV/AIDS prevention program.

Once more, UN General Assembly rejects U.S. blockade of Cuba

November 12, 2019 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

For the 28th year in a row, it happened again.

Communications Workers demand release of Philippine activists, end to U.S. military aid

November 12, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

The union joined a phalanx of Filipino-American groups in a 2-hour-long demonstration in front of the Philippine Embassy on Nov. 9.

Unions fight for DACA recipients as Supreme Court tackles their fate

November 12, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Their point: Remind the justices that the Dreamers are U.S. residents who know no other country but this one.

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This week in history: Havana, Cuba, celebrates its 500th birthday

‘Waking in Havana’: Good works on the AIDS front in Cuba

Once more, UN General Assembly rejects U.S. blockade of Cuba

Communications Workers demand release of Philippine activists, end to U.S. military aid

Unions fight for DACA recipients as Supreme Court tackles their fate