“Every totalitarian government has as its final aim penetrating into the minds of the population so that they can be manipulated at their whim and will.” So there is no reason to be surprised by what’s happening in Nicaragua.
Read MoreA person goes to the market. It might be a father or mother, young or old, maybe a government employee, or someone who’s unemployed, a housewife, a business owner, or a journalist … a Cuban.
Read MoreOn this Thursday a special session of the National Assembly of People’s Power will appoint the leading positions of a new government. In another pirouette, which is devoid of any real elections, the position of prime minister will be resurrected…
Read MoreThe conclusion is obvious: Ortega-ism is the reincarnation of the Somoza years. We’re not looking at the second stage of the revolution. We’re looking at the second stage of Somocismo.
Read MoreIn the 1990s, selecting international tourism as one of the main branches that would sustain the Cuban economy was a bold move. It was an extremely adverse idea for Cuba at the time.
Read MoreThis Friday we woke up with the sad news of the closing of the El Nuevo Diario daily newspaper’s operations. The Ortega-Murillo dictatorship has achieved its objective: curtail fundamental rights and public liberties.
Read MoreWe’ll be a little constricted. You coming? Of course. The simplicity, humility and austerity of our leaders is more than known. An austerity that they have even instilled in their children and grandchildren.
Read MoreThis September, it has been a year since the imposition of a de facto state of emergency in Nicaragua, which has effectively suspended constitutional rights, without the National Assembly having decreed a state of emergency by law.
Read MoreCivic struggles are eroding the power of authoritarian and unpopular regimes. From Hong Kong to Sudan, from Algeria to Moscow, from Puerto Rico to Nicaragua, all have in common the predominance of mobilizations of the population demanding political change.
Read MorePeople in positions of high responsibility tend to be subject to high levels of stress, which is known to cause anxiety attacks, which in turn can induce binge eating of either junk or gourmet food.
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