We Cubans are natives and creoles, a mix of colonization and slavery. We have lived through wars, military interventions, blockades, the Special Period and socio-economic changes so as to create real socialism.
Read MoreHaroldo Dilla: “I ask myself, is it reasonable that honest and decent people get involved in publicity shows in support of the Cuban government? Of course, I don’t think it is, and here are my reasons…”
Read MoreThey refuse to adopt a critical standpoint because of their shared anti-imperialist struggle, for “society” trying to build a better world and out of fear for losing the refuge this protector State gives those who take part in this fight.
Read MoreToday Fidel Castro turns 90, with a legacy cherished by his followers and abhorred by his detractors, both at home and around the world. Carlos brings us his illustrated Happy Birthday Fidel.
Read MoreI’ve always thought that “a cult of personality” is a way of stupefying a country’s citizens. Achievements are exaggerated, mistakes and repressive measures are hidden, civil servants are put on a pedestal…
Read MoreEven today, many Cubans still define themselves as fidelistas in spite of political stagnation which is representative of so many years in power and so many economic mistakes such as the sugar harvest in 1970, declining cattle and agricultural production, nationalizing small businesses, non-payment of outstanding external debt or instituting two currencies.
Read MoreI am glad that Rafael Rojas responded to my review of his book Fighting Over Fidel. Unfortunately, however, his reply practically ignored my main arguments and almost exclusively concerned itself with the least important points of my review.
Read MoreI woke up worried today because I want to take my family out for the day and get away from all of this a little but I don’t know how. They want to go to the beach but my bicycle can’t carry us all: we’re five in total.
Read MoreThe immediate reaction to the moral collapse evidenced by the Ortega government in Nicaragua is a growing political apathy among the population. Nevertheless, although it may seem contradictory, this represents a delusive preface to a phase of fluctuation already latent in the struggles of the masses.
Read MoreIf I had the opportunity to speak with someone between the Pope, Obama, the best soccer player or singer at the time, any other celebrity and Guillermo Farinas Hernandez, I would choose the latter without a second of doubt.
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