Nicaragua: Is there Hope Amid Degradation and Decay?
When the personality cult and populism proved insufficient, the regime turned to violence and arbitrary actions to spread fear…
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Communist Kleptocracy
Kleptocracy is the term used to describe the appropriation of public funds. This goes hand-in-hand with administrative corruption…
Regional Elections in Venezuela: Towards Political Disaster
The opposition is fragmented, in some cases spurred on by the Chavista party and in others due to the leaders’ ego wars.
Nicaragua’s Journalists Fear Repression
Reporters are inundated with threats, however essential information flows in cyber media and social networks.
Cuba: The Island Flees Inside a Suitcase
In a drawer I keep a box with photos that I avoid looking at. They are images filled with the faces that have left…
Invading Cuba
No US administration in modern history – let’s say in the past 20 years – has shown any interest in invading Cuba.
Throw Shade on Me and You Are Out
We didn’t want to miss the opportunity to draw on the case of Hamlet Lavastida and Katherine Bisquet, a banishment in the XXI century.
How Communist Autarchy Works
In the autarchy, the government only allows entry of the foreign goods that it considers “good” for life in Communist society.
The Plight of Haiti
Attention to Haiti comes and disappears in short flashes. The deportation of Haitians by the US is one of the swiftest, mass expulsions ever.
El Toque: a Social Innovation Project for a Transnational Cuba
The evolution of a project like El Toque is the story of a group of Cubans who have seized unique opportunities and run with it.