Professor of Latin American Political Economy, University of Glasgow. Author: We Are Cuba! How a revolutionary people survived in post-Soviet world
London/Glasgow
- Tweets 6,100
- Following 1,380
- Followers 9,544
- Likes 8,958
The 243 new sanctions & measures imposed by the Trump adminstration are designed to suffocate the population, the social media war aims to generate protests. It is the same #US Cuba policy articulated in 1960 by Lestor Mallory to cause hunger and desperation. #EndUSblockade!
24
586
2,070
Cuban news just exposed a video circulating of a man apparently being killed in his home by Cuban police. The man was arrested at his home for violent disorder & footage shows him walking out calmly in handcuffs. He was interviewed today. The blood stained floor was a lie.
24
358
1,451
Images from the mass rally today in #Havana, Cuba in defence of the Revolution & socialism and calling for an an to the #USblockade and the social media campaign against #Cuba.
27
478
1,421
Social media is full of photos of #FidelCastro today, to mark his 99th birthday. This is one of my favourites, taken by his son, Alex Castro Soto.
16
165
1,459
28,245
My opinion piece in @guardian about the recent protests in #Cuba and economic asphyxiation resulting from the #UnitedStates blockade against the Cuban people. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
78
276
847
In fact, @HSBC_UK it is illegal to apply unilateral US sanctions of #Cuba to British citizens/entities. The same applies in Europe and Canada. Here's the article I wrote for @jacobin that explains how and why the US blockade of Cuba is an act of war. jacobin.com/2022/03/us-block… (2/3)
5
198
768
"A brilliant and original work" said journalist and historian Richard Gott about my new book "We Are Cuba: How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post Soviet World" published by @yalepress @YaleBooks. Check it out: yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?…
90
178
661
Once you have read about how the #USblockade of #Cuba obstructs Cuba's access to world trade, markets, investment and even humanitarian aid, please check out the '1 cent for Cuba' campaign which seeks to make the US blockade of Cuba unenforceable. 1c4cuba.eu/ (3/3).
10
158
601
Delighted to announce that our documentary, #Cuba & #Covid19: Public Health, Science and Solidarity, will be available from Tuesday 8 December on YouTube. It will premier 6pm UK/UCT time, 1pm Cuba/US East Coast, 7pm CET. Please share piped.video/watch?v=lGYHwldJ…
4
151
505
On my way to a mass mobilization at the antiimperialist tribune outside the US embassy in Havana. 'The streets belong to the Cuban revolutionaries' said Cuban President Miguel Diaz Camel. Thousand already there.
12
88
470
I am very sad to hear that Dr Orlando Borrego, deputy to Ernesto Che Guevara, died this morning in Cuba. Borrego has an extraordinary history, serving as a first lieutenant at Guevara’s side in the Rebel Army, as his deputy in the Department of Industrialisation in INRA...
9
102
411
9 Oct marks 55th years since #CheGuevara was killed. Many commentators focus on his participation in guerrilla warfare & anti-imperialist struggles. But his contribution to socialist construction and political economy was also key. Here’s my PhD on this: etheses.lse.ac.uk/2311/
16
127
391
Cuba Sends Doctors, the US Sends Sanctions. @jacobin have published my article in response to the Trump (Rubio) administration's latest attack on Cuban medical internationalism. jacobin.com/2025/03/cuba-med…
9
184
396
23,987
Images from the mass rally today in #Havana, Cuba in defence of the Revolution & socialism and calling for an an to the #USblockade and the social media campaign against #Cuba.
9
133
354
Have you ever heard of Operation Northwood? It was a false flag operation concocted by the #US Joint Chiefs of Staff in March 1962, after the Chief of Operations of the ‘Cuba Project’, asked them for pretexts to justify #US military intervention in #Cuba. tinyurl.com/2mecvjp7
18
181
339
Here's my analysis of the events in #Cuba, written from #Havana, for @novaramedia novaramedia.com/2021/07/20/w…
18
143
325
While we were enjoying #England v #Ukraine tonight, Cuba’s national football team missed their @GoldCup match in the #UnitedStates because team members were denied visas to travel. Another pernicious effect of #US sanctions. #LetCubaLive!
6
139
324
Been to Cuba? Planning to go? As punishment, you will subsequently be excluded from the ESTA visa waiver programme to enter the United States, courtesy of US administrations which are working for the collapse of the Cuban state. Watch this video by @bellybeastcuba to understand.
Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism is threatening tourism to the island. There's no evidence Cuba supports terrorism, but EU countries have issued warnings to their citizens: if you go to Cuba, you’ll need a visa to visit the US
FULL VIDEO: bit.ly/3CcLnla
15
112
304
#Cuba inaugurates the first of multiple planned new solar panel parks which are essential for alleviating its energy crisis. They will meet a significant proportion of the island’s energy demand through the national electrical system. This is an important step forward.
Con mucha alegría inauguramos hoy el primero de los parques solares fotovoltaicos que durante el año estarán listos en todo el país y que aportarán en su conjunto más de 1000 MW. La recuperación del SEN es prioridad y esta es una de sus vías más seguras. Ya emprendimos el camino.
6
98
323
12,359
"For the first time in over a year, #Cuba has registered O (zero) deaths from #COVID19 and only 293 new cases, the lowest number since 2020. With only hours until the reopening of its borders, this should be headline news in all the media. #CubaVive".
Cuba's vaccines work!
🔴 Por primera vez en más de un año, #Cuba registra 0 muertes por #Covid19 y apenas 293 nuevos contagios, el número MÁS bajo desde 2020.
A sólo horas de la reapertura de sus fronteras, este debería ser el titular de portada de todos los medios.
#CubaVive🇨🇺
7
108
279
Don't miss the online premiere of our film about #Cuba's unique response to #climatechange on 11/01/22, 7pm GMT (2pm ET) here: piped.video/watch?v=APN6N45Q…
Subtitles so far in Span/Eng, Arabic, Turkish, more to follow. Pl forward to friends & networks. Film made for #COP26 in #Glasgow
10
126
277
The US Blockade Against Cuba Is an Act of War by @HelenYaffe
For 60 years, the United States’ blockade against Cuba has worked to hinder the island’s development and prevent it from trading even with third countries. jacobinmag.com/2022/03/us-bl…
6
105
264
Nearly 90% of world transactions take place in US dollars - it gives the US great power over world trade. US treasury fines any entity trading with Cuba, & can close US markets to them. The US blockade is not bilateral it blocks Cubans relations with the world.
2
35
242
Derry mural honouring Ernesto Che Guevara Lynch: “In my sons veins flowed the blood of Irish rebel”.
6
35
241
Cuban medics who are already providing free health care in Haiti immediately provide emergency aid to the island’s #earthquake victims. #Cuba’s medical aid to #Haiti dates back over two decades.
Médicos y enfermeros de #Cuba en #Haiti asisten de urgencia a afectados por #haitiearthquake | No hay tiempo que perder. Ahí están los cubanos.
6
83
249
In February, #Bolivia's President #EvoMorales announced a deal with a Chinese consortium to develop the country's huge #lithium reserves, vital for electric cars, solar panels, etc. Another motive for US interests and Bolivian elites to oust him. reuters.com/article/us-boliv…
7
135
224
Laboratory studies show Cuban anti-#COVID19 vaccines have neutralising antibody titers against all variants of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, present in the country, including Delta (first reported in India), the most contagious of all. tinyurl.com/j27nzcpw
5
91
236
@HelenYaffe @jacobin: Banks around the world now list Cuba among the countries with which they will not transact. Blocking bank payments prevents trade in goods & services, remittances, and donations. The US also applies political pressure on governments. jacobinmag.com/2022/03/us-bl…
5
105
225
Hi Gloria. I’ve just published an article about #Cuba’s #Interferon Alfa 2b here: blog.yalebooks.com/2020/03/1…
7
81
219
Amazed how many views my interview with @RaniaKhalek from @BTnewsroom has had on YouTube. We discussed material in my books on #CheGuevara the Cuban Revolution, socialism & how #Cuba has survived in a post-Soviet world. Link here: piped.video/NPsIcjjuoxQ. Photos by me from 1995/6
6
54
212
Morning sun over Viñales. I first came here in 1995, hitching from Havana with my big sister. A magical place.
6
22
216
7,872
China tells U.S. "enough with sanctions!" and pledges to support Cuba newsweek.com/china-tells-us-… by @ShaolinTom
6
52
206
I just discovered hundreds of people are downloading my PhD (from which my book on Che Guevara, which Palgrave sells at a very high price, is adapted): Ernesto 'Che' Guevara: Socialist political economy and economic management in Cuba, 1959-1965. Here: etheses.lse.ac.uk/2311/#.YIg…
6
44
175
If the #US really cared about freedom in #Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions. My article now on @LSE_LACC blog.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbe…
10
66
166
Think claims of #US funding for regime change in #Cuba are exaggerated? Look at this! (& remember the context of tightening sanctions to generate scarcity of food, medicine & other basics.) In late Sept, USAID awarded $6,669,000 in grants for projects cubamoneyproject.com/2021/10…
9
73
171
Very important exposé - watch and circulate.
1
47
163
Important news re #Cuba’s #COVID19 vaccines: “Verez said Cuba is negotiating with both Canada and Italy to produce its vaccines in those countries for export to regions in need, including Africa.” reuters.com/world/americas/c…
1
68
162
Looking for some brain food while you chill out this Sunday? Checkout our documentary about #Cuba's unique long-term state plan for protecting its population, environment and the economy from the current and impending devastation wrecked by climate change. piped.video/APN6N45Q6iU
5
52
151
Cuba begins exporting its #COVID19 vaccine, #Abdala (92.28% efficacy) to #Venezuela, which was denied #Covax vaccines due to #US sanctions. minrex.gob.cu/es/llega-venez…
2
63
153
Mexico’s AMLO announces campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism - geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023…
45
150
7,823
#Cuba was the only country in the world to face #Omicron with its children fully vaccinated, says @DrVincentVérez, Director of @FinlayInstituto, which developed #Soberana vaccines for #COVID19, in this report for @NBCNews. I also contributed to the report. piped.video/0u6uvNp5RPQ
6
75
150
#Cuba’s #HenryReeve medical brigade is going to Turkey in the aftermath of the terrible earthquake. These are specialists in disaster response and have saved & improved lives in dozens of countries around the world. They go despite the economic crisis & suffocating US sanctions!
Desde #Cuba la brigada Henry Reeve lista para ayudar al hermano pueblo Turco. #MejorEsPosible #SolidaridadconTurquia
6
77
148
12,314
It was a pleasure to talk (& talk, & talk…) to @RaniaKhalek about Cuban history, Revolution, Che Guevara, socialism & how #Cuba has survived in a post-Soviet world, in this interview for her Dispatches show at @BTnewsroom - a platform that does really important informative work.
Was such an honor to interview @HelenYaffe on my @BTnewsroom show Dispatches about how Cuba’s socialist revolution survived 6 decades of US destabilization plots. We talk Che Guevara, post-Soviet collapse, medical innovation, and so much more.
WATCH: piped.video/NPsIcjjuoxQ
1
57
151
Senator Maria Salazar did not even address the question of whether there’s evidence that #Cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism, she was simply concerned that removing Cuba from the #US list would give Cuba/Cubans oxygen! Exposes the real motive for including Cuba in the list.
Badgered by @RepMariaSalazar, @SecBlinken says @StateDept has no plans to lift Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
FACT CHECK: Cuba doesn't sponsor terrorism—it is sponsoring peace. Cuba will soon host Colombia-ELN peace talks at the request of Colombia's gov't.
24
35
140
17,711
My article Cuba’s Contribution to Combating COVID-19
details the development of Inteferon Alfa 2b & its role in development of Cuba's biotech sector blog.yalebooks.com/2020/03/1…. Draws on material in my new book, We Are Cuba! yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?… chapter 5 on Cuban biotech
1
65
130
“The cause of Labour is the hope of the world. A merry Christmas and a happy new year. With good luck to Labour, hand, heart and brain. Stick fast to your banner, stand solid, nor veer, till the cause of the workers renews earth again.”
5
37
137
12,604
Ahora en español, mi artículo publicado por The Guardian:”El bloqueo estadounidense de Cuba es muy real. Es el sistema de sanciones unilaterales más antiguo y extenso que ha sido aplicado contra cualquier país en la historia moderna.world-outlook.com/2021/08/13…
7
74
137
I spoke to @BMarchetich for @jacobin about how 'Cuba’s Vaccine Could End up Saving Millions of Lives'. Thanks to its public biotech sector & govts deep commitment to public health, Cuba is now the only low-income country to have made its own COVID vaccine. tinyurl.com/4ntv8e94
6
46
133
21 July 2020, the #MoleAntonelliana, a major landmark building in #Turin, capital of #Piamonte is illuminated with a message of gratitude to #Cuba for the work of it's Henry Reeve medical brigade that treated Italians for #Covid19. Good to see Cuban solidarity celebrated!
5
81
135
(1) In its dying days the Biden administration announced:
1) Cuba's removal from US state sponsor of terrorism (SSOT) list.
2) Suspension of Title III, Helms Burton Act.
3) Elimination of the list of ‘restricted entities’ in Cuba, with which financial transactions are prohibited
4
44
140
4,300
A must-read article by @AlanRMacLeod for @MintPressNews: How the US Government Stokes Racial Tensions in #Cuba and Around the World.' mintpressnews.com/black-live… 'pouring tens of millions of $s into astroturfed organizations promoting regime change under the banner of racial justice'
5
59
128
Disgusting! The #US wants to sabotage the revenues & prestige #Cuba receives from sending medics aboard to save & improve lives. It can’t say ‘the poor don’t have a right to health care’ (a commodity in the US accessed through the market) so invent lies about human trafficking.
Yesterday, @JTIP_State official Cindy Dyer told @SenatorMenendez the U.S. is using "foreign diplomacy" to pressure 56 countries to stop receiving doctors and nurses serving on Cuba’s internationalist medical missions, which she called "state sponsored human trafficking."
4
69
135
9,372
*Sale* £25 for the hardback copy of my first book, Che Guevara: the Economics of Revolution, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Still expensive, I know, but reduced from £120 and now £75 cheaper than the softcover! Sale lasts until 19 April. Click the link:
link.springer.com/book/10.10…
19
25
136
23,157
Are you are opposed to the #UnitedStates blockade of #Cuba? Do you reject it being applied to you, outside the #US? Want to challenge non-US banks illegally sanctioning Cuba? Join me, @vijayprashad & @JohanaTablada at the launch of a new campaign tomorrow! tinyurl.com/yy5bteay
4
67
125
"Cuba has been under US embargo for 60 years". Great piece by @davidrkadler of @ProgIntl who has just been in #Cuba hearing first hand how the #USblockade hinders Cuban medical scientists, including in the development of #COVID19 vaccines. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
7
63
125
I signed this letter to tell @POTUS to lift #USsanctions on #Cuba. Sanctions fuel the fire! They prevent #Cuba receiving medical, humanitarian & environmental relief, & financial & other assistance from other nations & US groups. Remove Cuba from State Sponsors of Terrorism List!
We tell Biden to lift sanctions NOW!
#LetCubaLive
Open Letter to Biden signed by Roger Waters, Cornel West, Judith Butler, Noam Chomsky, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jeremy Corbyn, Rev. Liz Theoharis, Seun Kuti, & Vijay Prashad
letcubalive.info/Letter
#SanctionsFueltheFire
5
40
118
This is testimony to the high international regard for #Cuba - despite the disinformation and censorship produced by the well-funded, well-oiled propaganda machine of the US administration and the institutions/individuals who benefit from discrediting Cuban development.
#Cuba🇨🇺 has been elected by acclamation, to the following UN bodies
✔️UNICEF Executive board (2023-2025)
✔️Committee on Non-governmental organizations (2023-2026)
✔️Commission on science and technology for development (2023-2026)
✔️ Commission on the Status of Women (2023-2027)
3
55
113
This document tinyurl.com/2mecvjp7 proposes shocking acts of terrorism to be carried out by #CIA and other US agencies against US military and civilian targets, and Cubans, to be blamed on the Cuban government.
2
50
114
I have spoken about the #USblockade of #Cuba at many events over recent years. But the event this Sunday 24 July could be most significant, as organisers will explain how individuals, working collectively, can challenge financial sanctions. Info/register: tinyurl.com/BanksUnblockCuba
4
42
116
“Since 2017, Cuba has adopted an integrated national policy for mitigating climate change, commonly known as Tarea Vida. The program specifies progressive investments in the short- (by 2020), medium-(by 2030), long- (by 2050) & very long (by 2100) terms.” tinyurl.com/8bjj2zbp
2
61
106
Delighted to announce that on Tuesday 8 November our documentary, #Cuba’s Life Task: Combatting Climate Change, will be screened at the European Parliament and I will be there for a Q&A. Details and registration link here: fb.me/e/2DhOvykpW.
2
44
110
The #USblockade has cost #Cuba nearly US$144 billion dollars over six decades. From April 2019 to March 2020 alone, the US introduced 90 new economic actions and measures against Cuba calculated at a cost of US$5 billion in 12 months — US$1 billion more than in the previous year.
It is time to end the war on human life.
Read @HelenYaffe and @viraameli's essay for our Manifesto for Human Life now:
progressive.international/bl…
5
57
106
Ex-New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery conviction. Unfortunately he is not being jailed for using his power to suffocate the Cuban people through economic sanctions and political machinations. aol.com/judge-set-sentence-f…
4
29
110
20,714
My interview last night on @BBC Radio News Hour about #Cuba's referendum on the new Families Code, which legalises same sex marriages, adoption by same sex couples, non-commercial surrogacy & recognises diverse families & caring responsibilities.piped.video/8z7PgkZehlY
3
52
106
My book ‘#CheGuevara: The Economics of Revolution’ is available from @Palgrave with a £21 discount (or $21 or €21) here: palgrave.com/gb/book/9780230…. If the discount doesn’t register automatically, you can put in the coupon code: 21 YEARS.
4
24
103
30% discount on my book, We Are #Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World, until the last day of the year. It would make a stimulating gift this festive season!
1
20
95
I am delighted to share information about my course on Cuban development to run at the University of Havana @UdeLaHabana Summer School from 21-24 July. For each session, I'll be joined by a Cuban specialist on the topic to be covered. #summerschool #Cuba #Havana #Lifelearning
1
28
107
5,636
Heartfelt condolences to the family & friends of #CamiloGuevara who has died. He worked at the Centro de Estudios #CheGuevara in #Havana, #Cuba, with his mother, Aleida March & María del Carmen Ariet. Camilo was 4 when his father was killed in Bolivia.
english.almayadeen.net/news/…
4
29
97
Cubans have suffered from food scarcity & inflation in recent years with tightened #US sanctions. However, this article provides perspective re how the government's food distribution policy has saved lives by ensuring universal access to basic nutrition. tinyurl.com/2p9abehh
3
53
97
6,836
#Cuba has helped save and improve lives around the world. Now Cuba needs our support. Please donate to its #COVID19 pediatric vaccination programme.
Help Cuba fight COVID-19 / Please donate: bit.ly/HelpCuba
We are requesting your support to acquire medical equipment to be used for Cuba’s pediatric vaccination campaign.
For more information click here:
support-vaccination.org/news
4
38
99
Happy to announce that my new book 'We Are #Cuba! How a Revolutionary People have Survived in a Post-Soviet World' will be published shortly by @yalepress @YaleBooks. For more info, reviews and to pre-order see: yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?…
8
33
95
Quoted in the Financial Times today on #Cuba's vaccine development and outstanding response to #COVID19. The article is refreshingly clear about the destructive impact of the #USblockade. ft.com/content/dc3b276b-2d09…. Search Michael Stott FT Cuba vaccine to open if link doesn't work.
1
49
93
A thread: Photos from old Havana: a pharmacy and bodega (from where residents get their state allocated goods – their ration). Before Trump tightened sanctions to asphyxiate Cuba, and the pandemic obliged the island to close its borders to tourism and channel resources into (1)
4
16
88
Event about the decolonisation of culture at the Casa de Las Américas, #Havana, #Cuba, with @vijayprashad, @manolo_realengo, former Minister of Culture, Abel Prieto and many more Cuban intellectuals and social/cultural movement representatives.
2
32
97
While #Cuba celebrates #MayDay, they also mourn the loss of #RicardoAlarcón, who headed Cuba’s #US policy from 1962, serving as Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the #UnitedNations in #NewYork on and off over 30 years, then Minister of Foreign Relations (1992 to 1993)... (1/4)
7
29
97
Hit by US sanctions, Cuba and Iran join hands to secure Covid-19 vaccine@TRTWorld trtworld.com/magazine/hit-by…
33
86
CIA discussed assassination of Fidel Castro with UK officials declassifieduk.org/cia-discu…
3
33
82
3 hours to go until the online premiere of our new documentary re #Cuba’s unique 100-year state plan to protect its population, environment & economy from climate change. Watch here: piped.video/APN6N45Q6iU (will stay online) subtitles in English, Spanish & Arabic. More to follow
1
29
83
Today!! you can purchase my book #CheGuevara: the Economics of Revolution with the code MYSTERY2021 for a big discount here: palgrave.com/gp/book/9780230… 'This book explores [Guevara's] impact on Cuba's economy, through fascinating new archival material and interviews.'
2
13
81
'Why Cuba's extraordinary Covid vaccine success could provide the best hope for low-income countries': @HelenYaffe said: “many countries & populations in the global south see the Cuban vaccine as their best hope for getting vaccinated by 2025.” cnb.cx/3K7p6bG
13
35
81
Look at this! "The [UK] Foreign Office launched covert operations against Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba after it took power in a popular revolution in 1959, newly released files show." By @jmcevoy_2 for @declassifiedUK with comment by @HelenYaffe. declassifieduk.org/how-brita…
1
60
83
In #Glasgow for #COP26? Join the premier of our new documentary about #Cuba's state plan to combat #climatechange, known as Tarea Vida (Life Task) on 1 Nov @ 6pm. More info/register here: tinyurl.com/5e7rf9ra. Inc. Q&A with Blanca Garces of @citmacuba. A DaniFilms production.
2
31
84
Right now: there are pickets of striking @ucu @UCUGlasgow staff and supporting students outside all entrances to the Adam Smith Building picket in @UofGlasgow. Very energetic!
1
11
72