Cuba Is a Lesson in Technology Survival
It is a humbling experience to observe the Cuban people innovating, and being creative to find solutions for their difficult lives.
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First Christmas Decorations Shine in Havana Amid Darkness
Santa’s red costume reigns in the private shops, but the regime’s olive green reigns in places under state management.
Ecuador: President Noboa and Political Dysfunctionality
The administration, labeled as a “government of improvisations,” relies on reactive stopgap actions and improvised solutions…
Nicaragua: The Ortega Regime’s Hideous Human Rights Record
Progressive violations since 2007 worsened in 2018 and are set to intensify under the “new” Constitution starting January 2025.
Many Private Merchants Close Amid Cuba Government Offensive
Inspectors confiscate the merchandise or fine sellers who do not put price labels on their products.
The Eternal Habit of Making Cuban Athletes Look Bad
“In Cuba, there was no future, but I didn’t want to leave my mother alone. I talked it over with her, and she gave me her blessing.”
Havana’s Giron Building is Now a Prison for Its Occupants
The 132-apartment building was a symbol of modernity when it opened in 1967 on Havana’s seafront.
A Simple Cuban Invention to Have Internet
Makeshift antennas in Cuba are made of aluminum and plastic, and have become the queens of rooftops for home Internet.
An Improvised Wall of Lamentations and Dreams of Cubans
A hand has crossed out “Long live Cuba without communism” on the monumental ’Wooden Cloud’ installed in the Plaza Vieja in Havana
From US-Mexico Border Theater to a Real War on Immigrants?
Republican-led states have deployed their police agencies to the border, heeding Texas governor Greg Abbott’s call to arms.