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May 20, 1902: Cuba; Independent Republic or Neo-Colony of the United States?

Havana (Cuba) | 21 May 2010

Before 1959, Cuba celebrated May 20th as Independence Day. We were told in school that an independent republic had been born, that Spanish domination had ended and we had full freedom. All this of course, thanks to the “generous help” of the government of the United States, whom we should (...)

Venezuela: Illiteracy Free Territory

by Sarah Wagner

Caracas (Venezuela) | 22 April 2005

"The only way of ending poverty is giving power to the poor. Knowledge and consciousness are the main power!" - President Hugo Chávez