The consolidation of capos in Cuban state administration favors the maintenance of authoritarian order in the country. They are representatives of those highly conflictive contexts of the underground economy that reaches the whole of Cuban society.
Read MoreI’ve sensed death nearby. Sometimes when I cross the street I’ll see it reflected on the hood of a car, or I’ll see it in the basement of my building, or in the face of someone passing by me.
Read MoreA Cuban elementary school. A sixth-grade classroom. A civics class. This three-element set is a kind of time machine for those who were born during the “Revolution.”
Read MoreFortunately our whole family was safe. There were no injuries or deaths. The only incident among a family member had involved another cousin who lost his home, but he was taken in and received all the assistance possible. Among my friends, two were left without homes and another one lost some of the walls of her house.
Read MoreA few years ago the Ministry of Popular Power for Indigenous Peoples in Venezuela was created. The ministry has had its achievements…and made some very major missteps as well. In the last few weeks people have again started talking about Sabino and the Yukpas in hushed voices.
Read MoreOnly those who don’t seem to understand the difference between a member of the “Tea Party” and a “New York liberal” can show themselves indifferent to the eventual triumph of one or the other candidate in next Tuesdays United States elections.
Read More“There are two types of revolutionaries,” a friend of mine said to me, though I didn’t respond, since I completely disagree with him. “There’s one type of revolutionary — I’d like to tell him — that you can identify by their level of honesty.”
Read MoreThis title isn’t merely a journalistic hook; it’s the conclusion drawn by the parents of two teenagers after fruitless dialogue with the current Director of Education in the Municipality of East Havana. This is because our children, Kabir and Sebastian, have been denied access to their own school day after day for almost a month.
Read MoreI’m thinking that today I can finally get a good night’s sleep. Hurricane Sandy began plowing through Cuban soil last Thursday during the early morning hours, and since then there have been more than a few bad moments.
Read MoreAt some point in my life, Che started becoming an increasingly unpleasant figure to me. I took the initiative to read some of his works, and when I did I realized that my dislike for him was no mere side-effect of our media bombardment.
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