We Cubans complain a lot about the difficulties of getting around, especially those of us who live in the capital. It is not without good reason that the problem of transportation heads the list of our most pressing challenges, along with those of food and shelter.
Read MoreOf all the people who write about Cuba today, one of those I most admire and follow is Haroldo Dilla. I know of no other person (which doesn’t mean they don’t exist) who deals with our political reality with more wisdom and depth.
Read MoreFor some time — especially in places that feature comedy — people have been mocking a ridiculous and worn-out Cuban custom.
Read MoreIt’s a tradition in Cuba to make offerings to the orishas. For a long time this has been used by people seeking harmony with those Afro-Cuban gods.
Read MoreCertain people at his job were implementing the Managerial Improvement Program (a kind of Cuban Taylorism). Aided by the advantage of managing others from above, they were using this to get rid of those who either weren’t a part of their camarilla (clique) or who they simply didn’t like.
Read MoreOnce upon a time back in the 19th century, there was a rebellious Italian named Orestes Ferrara. Some historians hold that in his youth he was an anarchist. Had that been true, he would have been one of the dozens of liberal socialists who came to the Caribbean to fight for “Cuba libre”.
Read MoreCuba is now promoting the hiring of workers without creating laws that prevent the exploitation of these individuals who will go from being government workers to having private bosses.
Read MoreBeing so young, I was suddenly dazzled and amazed by a millennial-old but still living tradition, where communal and family ties still hadn’t been destroyed by capitalist or pseudo-socialist totalitarian darts.
Read MoreThe week before last I talked about the water leaks suffered in the streets of Havana. Today I want to refer to the poor state of the capital’s streets stemming from the lack of repair work.
Read MoreWhat was the sensation experienced by Winston Smith (the main character in 1984, the novel by British writer Georges Orwell) when he thought that enormous and ubiquitous signs with the phrase “Big Brother’s Watching” were looking at him from all directions?
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