Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

One Good One

In Cuba, it’s common to hear the phrase “Hasta cuándo” (“How much longer?”) uttered as a kind of overused cry for help.

High temperatures will be between 26 and 30°C (79–86°F) and lows between 15 and 23°C (59–73°F). Sea surface temperature will be 28°C (82°F).

While the rest of the world strives to shorten the distance between farm and table, Cuba is moving in the opposite direction.

“Exile and dispossession are hard at this stage of life…” The poet’s words resonated in the hall of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City.

Today’s featured artist is US vocalist Natasha Agrama with the song “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” off her album The Heart of Infinite Change (2017).

Dave Wettlaufer from Canada took our photo of the day:.”Our First Snow”, in Ontario, Canada.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, November 12 2025.

The great unknown is where the votes of young people, working-class citizens, and habitual abstainers will go now that voting is mandatory.

“Overcrowding in detention, a lack of oversight and misinformation” are creating dangerous conditions, says Sister Tracey Horan.

Carolina Jimenez and David Smilde: “The tragedy is that both Maduro and the opposition see Trump as a way to stay in power, or to obtain it.”