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NOVANEWS By Arnold August Global Research Among his many other achievements, Fidel’s accomplishments as the constructor of the new Cuban society include: overthrowing capitalism in favour of socialism and its related principles of equality and solidarity; defeating U.S. neo-colonialist domination to attain sovereignty, independence and dignity; upholding human rights in the areas of health, education, culture and sport; respecting racial equality, gender equality, food and housing for all; and defending freedom of speech and the press, the latter being one of the domains in which Fidel’s example still has much to teach us, and creating a civilized social/political atmosphere without violence. The basis of these exploits, which did not exist before 1959, is the political powe...

NOVANEWS Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr Survincity Cameron Duodu Vivid accounts of Castro’s brave encounters with the forces of oppression enabled people of diverse cultures and backgrounds to envisage waging similar struggles in their own terrain. Suddenly, revolution was seen as a possible and viable alternative to corrupt dictatorship in many developing countries. To understand what Fidel Castro represented to the world, one has to evaluate what he did for the world. He had a lot to say about the world, of course – lots and lots of words, which poured out of his mind, in speeches two or three hours long at a time. But it's what he did that changed the world, especially Africa, that will for ever stand as a tribute to him that cannot be undermined wit...

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Castro: Political Power and the New Culture of Communication

Fidel Castro, a hero of our times