A recent national TV broadcast included what they called a speech by “antiterrorist fighter” Rene Gonzalez. The reason for the haranguing was to exhort the Cuban people to join the activities of the national and international campaign demanding the Cuban Five be set free, to take place from September 5 to October 6.
Read MoreThis past Saturday one of my dreams came true: I saw a live performance by renowned Cuban musician Paquito D’Rivera. And he began to settle a debt he had contracted with me more than twenty years ago, when I heard his music for the first time.
Read MoreThousands of Cubans are trying their luck in different private businesses in response to the country’s new self-employment laws. For some, the adventure of opening up a cafeteria or offering any type of service is just that: an adventure.
Read MoreThose who read this article may accuse me of exaggerating, or maybe think that I’m stealing a scene written by the Spanish director Almodovar who is so given to mixing drama and comedy. Others might allege that I’m just a person with very bad luck; still others may believe that it’s all a fabrication and that I’m writing to get rich, or because groups from the Empire are sponsoring my articles. All of these allegations are very distant from reality.
Read MoreThis is not a warning, no. It is exactly the opposite, actually: if you want to feel safe and enjoy a ride in one of Havana’s many traditional American cars, try and catch a ride in this woman’s cab. I had the good fortune of meeting her a few days ago, when I decided to catch a cab to work.
Read MoreReading Daniel Palacio Almarales’ post on Cuba’s illegal dental clinics prompted me to write this post, where I hope to be able to corroborate what the article describes with a recent personal experience. About twenty days ago, one of my wisdom teeth started hurting…
Read MoreDemocracy in the Workplace is the title of a profoundly interesting documentary. Shot by Robert Purdy and Margot Smith in 1999, it follows the day-to-day operations of three California businesses managed by their employees: Inkworks, The Cheeseboard and Rainbow.
Read MoreSo much information, so many examples come to mind when one begins to reflect on neoliberalism’s failure that one doesn’t know where to begin. It seems unbelievable that, with so much evidence before it, with so many failures behind it, the capitalist system should continue to insist on going down the same, destructive path.
Read MoreJuan Triana is a Cuban economist we’re hearing more and more of in these days of change. An articulate man, he is precise in his proposals and implacable in his criticisms. Listening to him speak, suggest that there is really no way around simple economics, that the system is about mathematics and that we will always pay dearly for our idealistic fantasies.
Read MoreOn August 25, the residents of Havana’s Antonio Guiteras neighborhood of the capital were delighted by a performance staged at the La Cascada recreational society by the Yoruba Andabo Afro-Cuban folkloric music ensemble that is well-known both in Cuba and abroad.
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