BY MIKE TABER
Pathfinder has announced it will begin distributing Cuba Socialista (Socialist Cuba), the Spanish-language journal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. Cuba Socialista addresses many of the challenges facing the Cuban revolution today, as well as topics under debate among revolutionary forces around the world. The 64-page journal is published four times a year.

The final issue in 1997 includes "Socialism: A Viable Option" by José Ramón Balaguer. This was the inaugural speech, on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba, to the October 1997 conference in Havana entitled "Socialism as the 21st Century Approaches." That gathering was attended by delegations from 97 parties and political organizations from around the world.

Balaguer explains in the talk how the fight for socialism is the only realistic perspective for the toilers in today's world. The model of socialism looked to by Cuban revolutionaries, he states, "continues to be a clear alternative not only to capitalism, but also to the failed experiences of Eastern Europe and the USSR."

Balaguer also discusses a number of other points of debate within the workers movement around the world. These include the centrality of the fight for state power; the need for alliances based on advancing the struggles of working people; and why the Cuban revolution is stronger, not weaker, as a result of the Special Period.

Among the other articles in the latest issue are "Economic Globalization from the Standpoint of Marxist Theory" by Julia Matilde Campos and "Globalization: Is It an Alternative Course for the Capitalist System, or Its Destiny?" by Osvaldo Martínez and Faustino Cobarruia.

The Communist Party of Cuba's journal was published previously in 1961-67 and 1981-90. The third series began in 1996.

Individual subscriptions to Cuba Socialista are $28 per year, library subscriptions are $40 per year. In addition to individual subscriptions, Cuba Socialista will be available at Pathfinder bookstores around the world, with a suggested cover price of $7.50 per issue.

Distribution of this magazine complements Pathfinder's line of titles on the Cuban revolution by Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Joseph Hansen, Mary-Alice Waters, and others. Cuba Socialista will join two other publications from Cuba that Pathfinder distributes: Granma International, the weekly newspaper published in English, Spanish, and French; and La Gaceta de Cuba, the bimonthly magazine of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC).  
 
 
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