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The Political Left and Right and their Relationship with Democracy

It’s not only the Left that takes an authoritarian turn. The same thing plagues the Right when it feels threatened and its radical/tyrannical wing end up flourishing

The Challenges Before and After Ortega is Gone

How are we living through and surviving this crisis and how will we build the country’s future through a movement that respects human rights and encourages diversity?

A Pleasant Havana Afternoon

I was on the way with my partner to a recreational center thinking about relaxing and taking a swim in the pool. However, then, from the bus window we saw CHICKEN and had to make a choice.

Teacher in Camaguey, Cuba Sexually Abused more than 40 Children

The story we are relaying today didn’t take place in a church or a US classroom, it happened in Cuba, a country where its government brags about being revolutionary.

For Nicaraguans April Never Ended

We all asked for changes, but never thought of demanding, living and writing them. April is a month that brings with it a lot of dry heat in Nicaragua and the winds of revolution.

My Eternal April, and that of Nicaragua

Since I left Nicaragua on June 8, 2018, I have dedicated myself to resolving my life outside of my comfort zone and to write about what I feel, from my privilege of being outside and the pain of being away.

My Close Encounter with Stephen Hawking in Cuba

In 1995 I was walking in Cayo Largo del Sur, a paradise reserved for tourists, a resort in the heart of an economy trying to rise out of the ashes of Soviet socialism. Stephen Hawking locked eyes with me from the cover of a book…

The Return of Somoza to Nicaragua

I was five when my older sisters took the task of enlightening me with the monster that would infuse me the most fear during my childhood: [Anastasio] Tacho Somoza.

When it Comes to Julian Assange, the US is Killing the Messenger

Did Julian Assange commit a crime or expose one? Is the United States seeking accountability for his actions or merely a way to eliminate the messenger?

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Is Nicaragua’s Commander Ortega Here to Stay?

A few days ago, a creative person posted on Tweeter a picture of the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in a brief public event. The man looked sick, with his face sucked, half smile almost rictus, and body leaning.