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Cuba Reads From Right to Left: Cubans Rush to Consume Manga

Alex Jimenez, a 21-year-old Cuban, has been running a thriving business that he has decided to call Mangatiny.

The government believes that what matters is not what happens or what people endure to survive, but whether that others find out about it.

Before, the retired doctor and researcher sold wine, says his daughter, because “his retirement isn’t enough for anything.”

For months now, the accumulated garbage on the streets of several Cuban cities has become part of the urban landscape.

How long can a society remain in full collapse without changing—beyond the toxic changes produced by the collapse itself?

These measures, which will begin to take effect within the next 30 days, support the economic embargo against Cuba.

Many workers have chosen to return to their cities of origin, chiefly Cardenas and Matanzas, to seek alternatives outside the tourist sector.

We Cubans are tangled up on this island. And it’s not as easy to get out of the mess as many might think from abroad.

Consolación del Sur municipal officials complain that part of the crops have been ruined due to lack of irrigation.

“Here in the area I know, I haven’t seen any progress anywhere. I see the same poverty, the same dignity. Nothing has been done here…”