Asking Raul Castro’s government to fully guarantee freedom of expression, information and association is not interfering in the internal affairs of Cuba, nor does it encroach upon the nation’s sovereignty in and of itself.
Read MoreI’ve been teaching a postgraduate course on journalistic ethics at a university outside of Cuba. Even though this country’s reality is very different from the island’s, researching and preparing for my lectures has made me think a lot about Cuban journalism.
Read MoreBecause of the professional and civil background of its bureaucracy, Correa’s leadership has been infinitely superior to other progressive movements – and to Cuba – in terms of its “administration of things.” In terms of “governing human beings,” however…
Read MoreYou could see it coming, there’s no doubt about that. It’s been demonstrated again that our current government will place no obstacles in the way of any profitable operation that capitalist corporations wish to undertake in the country…
Read MoreThe idea of a participative and democratic socialism in Cuba is spreading, no matter how much they seek to ignore them, how much mud is flung at them or how many people oppose them here and there.
Read MoreFour months after reopening its doors to the public, Cuba’s largest Internet access locale (located at the intersection of Zanja and San Francisco streets), leaves a lot to be desired in terms of the scant and lousy services it offers users, even though the first impression one got was that they were working to improve the state of the facility.
Read MoreThis picture was taken in front of the monument to the victims of the Maine on Havana’s Malecon ocean drive, on a sunny day, when the sea was frothy and Pilar wanted to put on her new shoes.
Read MoreProgreso Semanal interviewed Sarah Stephens, of the Center for Democracy in the Americas and a frequent Progreso contributor, during her visit to Havana for the raising of the American flag over the U.S. Embassy.
Read MoreThe United States and Cuba are taking the next step in restoring diplomatic relations with each other as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Havana Friday to attend a ceremony marking the reopening of the U.S. Embassy there.
Read MoreThe peoples of Cuba and the United States in fact never cut friendly ties. We see this clearly among the island’s population, which exudes joy at the reestablishment of relations, which clearly shows that the years of obfuscation and confrontation between the two governments did not manage to change popular sentiment.
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