“Well, here you have my first no. Never have I been asked to participate in the design of the course The History of Philosophy. This is why you can find academic deterioration reigning across the island today, specifically in the area of ideas. It’s almost reached the point of educational indigence, with the result being that anything not presented as Marxist is seen as monstrous.”
Read MoreOf those who never wore uniforms or military stripes or badges on their chests, little will ever be known, even though the heroic pages they wrote and still write —which are well hidden, burned or forgotten— are a substantial part of the pillars of this revolution that remain standing in the struggle for our future.
Read MoreThe Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) has a summit set to open in Caracas, Venezuela on Monday. “There is going to be a group of decisions and proposals that have been worked to effectively open a path towards the truth to counter the ongoing aggressions in the struggle to be free and independent,” said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro.
Read MoreAlejandro Robaina, Cuba’s most famous grower in a country known worldwide for having the best tobacco, died at the age of 91. His funeral is set for Sunday afternoon in his Pinar del Rio municipality of San Luis.
Robaina is the only Cuban farmer who, in life, had his name used as a brand of Havana cigars (Vegas Robaina). He worked in tobacco since he began helping his father at the age of 12.
Read MoreThe 15th Old Havana Dance in Urban Spaces Festival concluded on Sunday. The event —held in the Plaza de Armas— took place last week and brought together artists from 19 countries. (44 photos)
Read MoreWhat many Venezuelans had printed on their T-shirts alluded to this past April 13 when they took to the streets to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the President Chavez’s return to power following the April 11, 2002 coup d’état. Bolivar Ave. was filled with the footsteps and chants of men and women dressed in olive green. These were the young and old, university students, campesinos, and workers in general who are a part of what here is called the Popular Militias Bolivarianas. (29 photos)
Read MoreIf precipitations do not increase in May, the drought that is already affecting half a million persons in Cuba could worsen, said specialists from the Institute of Meteorology’s Climate Center. The deficit in rain began in November 2008, reported IPS.
Read MoreWhen Cuban athletes face competitors from any capitalist country (especially the United States, and even more so if the sport is baseball) it’s hardly a simple sporting event. It’s a confrontation between socialist sports and capitalist sports.
Read MoreYesterday I got up early as always, but I guess I was moving more quickly than usual, since by 6:50 I was already at the bus stop to see if I could get the 7 a.m. bus and save myself the trouble of hitchhiking, or the 2 pesos for a collective horse-drawn taxi.
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