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Suddenly Homeless in Cuba

I don’t know whether you’ve seen the news, but a few days ago, a motorbike that was charging blew up. Suddenly 7 families were homeless.

Franco left his political enemies in Spain only three options: “burial, imprisonment or exile”, Somoza offered money, the stick or bullets.

Before filling out a prescription, a doctor asks the patient if they have X medicine at home. Or whether they can get hold of Y medicine.

Erica Chenoweth: “Non-violent movements are more inclusive; but they require greater organization.” “They fail when the State divides them.”

Cuba’s Dual Currency Isn’t the Only Obstacle, not by a longshot. Farm production over the last five years is enough proof.

Social Indiscipline or Extreme Passion? Aurelio Pedroso writes about a conversation with a friend in the room rent by the hour business.

Renewed Anti-Ortega Graffiti Reflects “Coordinated” Strategy. It suprised the government and led a further crackdown.

Moreno Fraginals recently celebrated his first centenary. I say the first, because he left works that make him present today.

Exile in the same language but its not always accepted as such. Language can be unity, but also an opposition, even within the same language,

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Live in Havana. Aurelio Pedroso tells us about the difference between night and day in the Cuban capital.