It took Ted — a “yuma” (an American) — to tell me about a project that has been underway for more than a year at the University of Matanzas. Last night, when I had only two wake neurons left, with both nodding off, I opened an e-mail from some of the students in the “city of bridges” that shook me back awake for the short time that remained until dawn.
Read MoreThe first blow — one of surprise — he received directly in his face. Then the sobbing for the toy turned into a cry of pain. The pain was caused by incomprehension, according to the boy’s father, who had hit him.
Read MoreIt is a valuable setting since it allows a chance to dialogue with activists and social movements from all over the world, though their struggles and perspectives are not very well known within the state-centric and liberal matrixes that dominate Cuban society and common sense here.
Read MoreThe Zanqueros — who we see walking on stilts among people through the oldest part of the city — owe their existence to the motivation of “Las Crudas”, a rap trio made up of Odaymara, Olivia and Odalys.
Read MoreIn Cuba: We’re a literate people, but not educated. The statistics on educational advancement in the country give the impression that the great majority of the population has a considerable level of learning. But this doesn’t go beyond appearances…
Read MoreTwenty-two years have passed since the events of Tiananmen Square yet we can still note an embarrassing silence here in Cuba.
Read MoreAt the beginning of this decade, there appeared in my non-touristic neighborhood a couple of soiled, long-haired guys from Catalonia without a coin in their pockets but with a lot of glimmer in their eyes.
Read MoreI share the demands of the demonstrators for participative democracy and their criticisms of the dominant politics. However, I want to sound some alarms that I find necessary not only as a result of the current conjuncture, but also to favor a new radically sustainable agenda on the left.
Read MoreTo mark World Environment Day this coming Sunday (June 5), an intense campaign of great importance for humanity will begin in Cuba. It’s our grain of sand for the sake of protecting and preserving nature, which requires urgent action. (25 photos)
Read MoreOnce again like lambs they make it undeniable that the fear of words is like some sort of pandemonium infesting almost all the residents of this island.
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