This oddity urges me to make a comparison with modern Cuban society. It just so happens that “this blind spot” protects us from things that we shouldn’t be ignoring and lets us live, maybe, distanced from reality, immersed in our own affairs, which we do see, however, because we have no other choice.
Read MoreThe tourist arriving in Cuba these days receives a warm welcome; the waiting area for luggage is without air conditioning. In any other airport you could say it is not such a big deal but Havana is a different story as we spent 90 minutes until the first bag appeared.
Read MoreIt was — and still is — possible to criticize and oppose the social and political system established in Cuba while strongly reiterating opposition to US intervention whether it takes the form of military invasion, terrorist sponsorship, or economic blockade.
Read MoreOnce again we’ve fallen into the same problem: depending on the fraternity of a prominent trade partner and then entering a crisis when our “great ally” withdraws or falls into disgrace.
Read MoreWith the bad economic news of recent days many Cubans are worried of a possible return of the prolonged blackouts that plagued the country in the 1990s. Illustration by Yasser Castellanos.
Read MoreThe summer that the media announced was going to be hot and happy is being threatened by electricity cuts that are already taking place. They told us that the people wouldn’t be affected… (12 photos)
Read MoreAccording to the polls, the Nicaraguan government headed by Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo continue to be very popular and they have managed to consolidate all the state powers in their favor. Cartoonist Manuel Guillen gives us his take on the situation in the Central American country.
Read MoreWe need to engage in some sensible reflection about how to assure the rational exploitation and protection of this lake that is our only possible means for hydrological security.
Read MoreOver the last few days, the Cuban landscape has been clouded over by news about economic crises, migration problems and even sport delegation scandals. Today, we’re witnesses to a display of problems and reactions which, like few times before, reveal this obsolete system’s inherent limits and malformations.
Read MoreCuba as a country with alarming growth statistics of its aging population poses a real headache in the short term for government authorities if they are not intending to turn the entire island into a nursing home. And for the first time it seems to bring to memory a commercial, with not very good intentions to say the least, where it is announced that the old pay less.
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