Senator Robert Menendez and the Corruption of Cuba Policy Senator Robert Menendez and the Corruption of Cuba Policy
His retirement may bode well for US-Cuba relations—if Kamala Harris can retire Trump.
Aug 2, 2024 / William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Wayne Smith Devoted His Career to Dialogue and Diplomacy Wayne Smith Devoted His Career to Dialogue and Diplomacy
The former Foreign Service officer liked to say “Cuba seems to have the same effect on American administrations as the full moon has on werewolves.”
Jul 15, 2024 / Obituary / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande
A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara
World / December 21, 2023 A Measure of Justice at Last for Victor Jara Fifty years after the famed Chilean folksinger was murdered by Pinochet’s military, his alleged execution…
Dec 21, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile The American Ambassador Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile
Everyone knows how Nixon and Kissinger paved Pinochet’s path to power. The story of Harry Barnes, who played a crucial role in the Chilean dictator’s exit, is much less well known...
Oct 5, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
Chile: The Secrets the US Government Continues to Hide Chile: The Secrets the US Government Continues to Hide
Fifty years after the military coup that brought down Salvador Allende and installed the Pinochet dicatorship, there are still top secret documents on the US role that must be dec...
Aug 31, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
Kissinger’s Bloody Paper Trail in Chile Kissinger’s Bloody Paper Trail in Chile
The secret memo in which he plotted the murder of Chilean democracy.
May 15, 2023 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
The Possible Murder of Pablo Neruda The Possible Murder of Pablo Neruda
Questions have surrounded the legendary Chilean poet’s death for years, and a new inquiry suggests that he might have been poisoned.
Feb 23, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh
The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up
How JFK and Robert Kennedy hid the quid pro quo that saved the world from nuclear war.
Oct 28, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh
Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba Biden Is Finally Moving Toward Engagement With Cuba
As the island struggles to emerge from a dire economic crisis, the White House is acknowledging that the policies it inherited could lead to disaster.
May 20, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh
Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo Cuba: 60 Years of a Brutal, Vindictive, and Pointless Embargo
Where Obama was willing to try “engagement,” Biden administration policy remains mired in Cold War clichés. The Nation has always believed there is a better way.
Jan 26, 2022 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh