Opinion Archives - Havana Times

Cuba’s Political Prisoners and the Myth of Sisyphus

Many who have left the country, besides being physically broken, did so to spare their families further anguish and prevent retaliation.

The current decline in the arrival of tankers from the South American country directly threatens the survival of the Cuban system.

As the difference grows between the bellies of Cuban leaders & the situation of everyday Cubans, the government preaches creative resistance.

The PCC Central Committee met on July 4 & 5, and it was an opportunity for the leadership to face the magnitude of the crisis with frankness.

It’s time to heed the warnings of the past and take decisive action in the present. Let’s start by measuring what really matters.

While many applaud Cuban boxer Andy Cruz’s decision to come back to his homeland to visit family, others attacked him…

What kind of person can deserve such extreme cruelty without provoking sympathy from the rest of society?

How long can a society remain in full collapse without changing—beyond the toxic changes produced by the collapse itself?

The international community must condemn the political assassination of Roberto Samcam in San Jose, Costa Rica.

If this tension continues to build, a spark could ignite another mass protest—one so far been held back by the fear of brutal reprisals.