Nicaragua: Ortega’s Elimination of the Yatama Party
Once again, the FSLN is making the mistake of seeing the struggle of the Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean as an opposition struggle…
Opinion
Leaving, Not Leaving, Staying: My Reasons
Every time somebody invites me out for an unexpected coffee, a formal lunch or a surprise party, I ask: “where are you going and when?”
Cuba’s Economic Achilles Heal Is Energy
To recapitalize its power system, the government must decentralize its economic model and resolve its political differences with the USA.
Cuba: They Shouldn’t Have Died
These events are the result of a long list of wrong decisions that need to stop to prevent new deaths and building collapses.
Cuba in a Tailspin: Building Collapses and Blackouts
The Matraca artists draw about the recent building collapse in Havana, and the latest energy crisis with widespread consequences.
Encounters of the Third Kind with Cuban State Security
There are five ways to kill you and we Cubans have two options. Either play dumb, or we swallow our fear.
Ministers, Cynicism, and Mockery
Ministers: The people know that Cuban socialism isn’t the road, except for the band of corrupt functionaries that live off their backs.
PhDs Galore, Doctoral Summits and Other Nonsense
They’re taking the piss out of us, there’s no doubt about it. Mercilessly and shamelessly. They are mocking us, ironically.
Chile: Piñera Equates 2019 Demonstrations to 1973 Coup
Before hurling baseless and thoughtless accusations, the ex-President should have analyzed the causes of the social discontent.
“Temporary” Crisis Draws Near Yet Again for Cuba
Well, the Minister of Economy, Alejandro Gil, warned us this week that everything was going to get worse, especially in the next two weeks.