175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration
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175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration

Amid renewed fear mongering about an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border, this week’s 175th anniversary of the 1846–1848 war the U.S. government instigated with Mexico is a reminder that throughout U.S. history, invasions have gone almost exclusively from north to south, not vice versa.

Bay of Pigs: First Defeat of Imperialism in Latin America
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Bay of Pigs: First Defeat of Imperialism in Latin America

Since the invasion, when the Cuban people defeated US troops attempting to overthrow the revolutionary Cuban government, 60 years have passed. Cuba continues its socialist path despite the increased sanctions imposed by the USA to strangulate the Cuban people by hunger and disease.