Diaries

The Legacy of Laura Pollan

t’s not that I have blind admiration for Laura. I lost sympathy for her when on a broadcast of the program Razones de Cuba I heard her supporting the coup in Honduras, speaking directly with the leader of the coup.

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‘That’s What You Said…’

There’s a curious Russian anecdote about a police officer who arrested a man for talking about the dictator in public. He was taken prisoner and sentenced to be shot. Stalin, who used to sign the execution orders, was curious about the charges against this individual.

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A Lynch-Mob Revolution? (I)

The videos that show what appears to be Gadhafi being lynched are impressive, and they’re sickening. A human being who is slaughtered is a human being who is slaughtered, even if they were a serial killer.

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Internet vs. Nationalism

Since my earliest elementary school experiences, I remember my teachers teaching us love for our homeland, national culture and all those things that were said to be 100 percent Cuban.

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Baracoa Chocolate Dreams

The image of a Baracoa of paradisiac exoticism returns to find refuge in the online pages and broadcasts of our media and in the clouded lens with which our government journalists observe Cuban life.

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Who Should Control Nuclear Energy?

The general population of most countries does not have the tools to prevent or control ambitious and hazardous projects that the technocratic elite undertake in collusion with governments.

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Dietary Guidelines: What to Eat in Cuba?

The Cuban public now has available a document called “Dietary Guidelines. It deals with scientific knowledge related to nutritional requirements and food composition, explained as practical messages to help people with the selection and consumption of healthy foods.

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Toothbrush News

A curious and interesting report by journalist Marais Suarez was featured on the national television news recently. In it she interviewed dentistry specialists who explained the need and importance of people replacing their toothbrushes three or four times a year.

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Startled ex-Health Inspectors

Last night when I was leaving work and heading home, I ran into some friends – a married couple who I hadn’t seen in years. They had been my neighbors but they moved and we hadn’t seen each other since, until they reappeared that rainy night.

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