Every historian makes mistakes. Historian Samuel Farber makes very few and that’s why his books, such as The Origins of the Cuban Revolution (2006) are compulsory reading texts in contemporary historiography. However, I’m afraid I can’t say the same thing about Samuel Farber as a reviewer.
Read MoreIn politics, there are many kinds of extremists, but the most despicable are those who go looking to earn merit, applying the orders that come from above with the utmost rigor. It doesn’t matter what the cost is at the expense of the population as long as they are able to climb the ladder to a better position.
Read MoreI was born across Havana Bay in Regla, where I lived until I got married. Baptized “The Little Mountain” by the then president Fidel Castro, it was a beautiful, well-maintained and happy town.
Read MoreIt’s sad to see so much intelligence and talent tied to childlike servility. Or: how sad it is to see so much intelligence and talent diminished by a black and white lens! It’s one of the two…
Read MoreIt’s been 10 years now since a sudden illness brought Fidel Castro’s rule to a sudden end. Since then, many things have happened in the island’s political, economic and social spheres, which have gone hand in hand with Raul Castro’s leadership.
Read MoreThis “ritual”, to give it a name, was also a tradition for Cubans. Even today, we continue to celebrate the arrival of our annual vacation. But the reality for us – the masses, the majority – is different.
Read MoreArtist Yasser Castellanos brings us his vision of Cubans “luchando” (struggling).
Read MoreToday, I woke up really early in the morning and I stood outside my house. I could make out a lot of my neighbors among the pedestrians on the street already with a small jar in their hands, on their way to buy a little coffee.
Read MoreThe problem facing Cuban journalism goes far beyond censorship, it delves into a concept that makes the press a tool for politics and the journalists into ideological soldiers affiliated with one side or the other.
Read MoreIf the hypothetical rule of three is used to answer this question, shall we say, to the Venezuelan government’s financial difficulties and Cuba’s own insufficient energy resources, the economic crisis will hit Cuba suddenly and it could mean the end of its revolutionary era.
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