Cuba finds itself at a critical juncture in its history, where important decisions, like those made in 1902 or in 1959, need to be made. The only difference this time being that we’re no longer living under the suffocating rule of military occupation or in the middle of a full-blown revolution.
Read MoreAccording to the Cuban government there are only two groups: those who support and praise the system unconditionally; and those who criticize it and fight against it, however they can. The latter includes a different kind of socialist, like the one I am.
Read MoreCuban artist Yasser Castellanos brings us his illustration “Losing Virginity”.
Read MoreIn Carlos Acosta’s autobiography, “Sin mirar atrás” (No Way Home), which has been recently published by the Cuban publishing house Arte y Literatura, there’s a prophetic phrase which has ended up coming back to haunt this renowned dancer.
Read MoreThis Havana that I wanted for years to call my home, this Havana where I studied at its University and where I’ve already worked for a fair bit… this Havana that I like less and less every day.
Read MoreThe Orlando massacre seems to me a good occasion to reflect on a country such as Nicaragua, where homophobia is a permanent reality that sparks vulgar jokes, explains political blackmail, and causes painful human dramas.
Read MoreCartoonist Manuel Guillen gives us his vision of the current state of the populist policies funded by the oil revenues of the state PDVSA company that marked what is called chavismo (from Hugo Chavez) in Venezuela, now facing a severe economic and political crisis.
Read MoreAlthough Cuba hasn’t been a member since 1962, and our current president Raul Castro has declared that we’ll never return, representatives of civil society like myself attended the activities running up to the 46th OAS General Assembly.
Read MoreI don’t care what the experts, or the classical thinkers, have to say. They still believe in a socialism for 19th century men and women with 19th century ideas and ideologies. However, 21st century citizens have other needs and hopes…
Read MoreThe author I’ve just cited repeats a basic argument: the person any kind of journalism is forced to direct itself to is called “the reader.” Widening this concept to Cuba’s prevailing communist rhetoric, let’s say “the people.”
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