Gloria La Riva

Name: Cuba: The first country in the world to vaccinate children under 12
Duration: 6 min 30 s
Description: In the battle against COVID-19, Cuba has been a country of firsts. It is the only country in all Latin America to produce its own vaccines. Cuba has sent more than 5,000 doctors to help treat COVID

Gloria La Riva

Gloria La Riva is a national leader of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. She is a long-time labor and community activist in San Francisco. La Riva is a frequent contributor to Liberation News, writing on Cuba and Latin America, racism and national oppression, and labor struggles.

Militant Journalism

Gloria La RivaFebruary 1, 2023
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Tyre Nichols protests renew focus on multiple Memphis cop crimes

Hundreds marched in Memphis on Friday and Saturday demanding justice for 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, beaten so brutally by Memphis police…
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Analysis

Gloria La RivaJanuary 24, 2023
455

Latin America and Caribbean summit seeks to deepen unity and independence

CELAC was founded with the exclusion of the United States and Canada as an independent counterpoint to the Organization of…
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Analysis

Gloria La RivaNovember 11, 2022
972

Supreme Court is poised to undermine Native sovereignty in ICWA case

The Court’s ruling could overturn not only ICWA, but undermine sovereignty as well for the Native nations.
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Analysis

Gloria La RivaNovember 1, 2022
905

Racist Supreme Court prepares to abolish affirmative action in education

Perhaps the most insulting of the plaintiffs’ argument is their use of the historic Brown v. Board of Education for…
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Analysis

Gloria La RivaJanuary 13, 2022
860

20 years of U.S. crimes against humanity in Guantánamo

The U.S. government runs Guantánamo prison on Cuban soil, territory illegally held since 1898.
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Analysis

Gloria La RivaOctober 15, 2021
1,321

Eyewitness report: Cuba’s scientists, medical workers advance fight vs. COVID

After a serious rise in Cuba of illnesses and deaths from COVID-19 during the summer, there are encouraging developments with…
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Español

Gloria La RivaSeptember 6, 2021
286

Cuba: primer país del mundo en vacunar a niños menores de 12 años

Ahora, en un nuevo desarrollo importante, los bebés y niños de dos años en adelante serán vacunados masivamente a partir…
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Analysis

Gloria La RivaSeptember 3, 2021
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Cuba: The first country in the world to vaccinate children under 12

Now, in a major new development, babies and children two years old and up will be massively vaccinated starting in…
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Militant Journalism

Gloria La RivaJuly 2, 2021
695

Venezuela’s 200 years of independence celebrated with International Bicentennial Congress

The Battle of Carabobo ended on June 24, 1821 spelling the end of the Spanish colonizers’ rule in what are…
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Español

Gloria La RivaApril 11, 2021
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Fallece Ramsey Clark: Fiscal general convertido a antiimperialista

Ramsey Clark, ex Fiscal General de los Estados Unidos y reconocido abogado internacional de derechos humanos que se opuso a…
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