Armando Chaguaceda’s Diary

Democracy, as a system of governance, process and movement, made a huge difference in Argentina last week. Many congratulations followed…

There seem to be some common denominators that mark Latin American intellectuals’ identity and public actions.

The traditional model of socialist citizenship include induced fragmentation and civic selectivity, which persist in this new activism.

In unison 2 events of global significance. The largest protests for racial justice since the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, and the demonstrations in Hong Kong.

Several friends sent me the column about Cuba written by Anthony DePalma for The New York Times. It touched a thousand nerves.

Great crises put all of the above to the test. There are no predictable endings, terrible or bright.

Let’s be honest. With the global pandemic we have today, almost nobody knows anything for sure. But, we question everything…

Here’s where I intend to drink my morning coffee, after a short workout of walking two floors up to salute the astral king with the taste of the filtered beans.

Although I am quarantined in this picturesque Mexican community, I have never been so connected with my native Cuba.