In this selection of Fidel Castro's speeches over four decades, one of the most consistent voices for the peoples of the continent argues that Latin America needs a "second independence" struggle against neocolonialism and neoliberalism to achieve its true autonomy.

Author Biography

Fidel Castro led a guerrilla movement in Cuba that overthrew the Batista dictatorship in 1959. Since then, the Cuban president has been the nemesis of ten U.S. administrations. He stepped down in 2007 but has regularly expressed his views on world events and political personalities in his famous reflections. Luis Suarez is the author of A Century of Terror in Latin America ISBN: 1-920888-37-3, and co-editor of Tricontinetal Rebellion ISBN: 1-876175-78