I was tasked with receiving and distributing the magazines and newspapers destined to high-ranking Party members, from Fidel Castro, through the Central Committee to all of the members of the Politburo. I was surprised at the number of sensationalist magazines I had to include in the packages sent to the highest officials.
Read MoreThe campaign against dissidents, the peaceful opposition and civil society activists that the Cuban press has maintained for decades illustrates the ideological decadence of a dying regime. The means employed are not novel: insult, taunting and the spreading of lies…
Read MoreAt the dawn of the industrial age, some workers destroyed machines in an attempt to halt the growing unemployment. They were moved by the hope that they could stop technological development and return to the past. I remembered this when I read a note from ETECSA, Cuba’s only telephone co.
Read MoreThe “contrived obstacle” is a category of the communist project undertaken by socialism, Here, I will attempt to analyze this aberrant practice.
Read MoreThe letter that 44 renowned US personalities wrote President Obama, calling for a relaxation of the embargo on Cuba, has given new impetus to the old debate about the real effects this policy has on Cuba’s political situation.
Read MoreA few days ago, I met with two renowned bloggers and the journalist of an official newspaper. Sparks flew during our conversation, even though these individuals are from the same generation and concurred on the changes that Cuban journalism requires today.
Read MoreWe hear many complaints to the effect that Cuba’s official press does not fulfill its informative duties. Sometimes, people blame the ineptitude of journalists, their lack of cunning or motivation to criticize bad practices and offer solutions to the problems that affect the population.
Read MoreI often hear people born before 1959 reminisce about things that were simple pleasures back then, things that were within their reach even though they were poor folk, and are today unaffordable luxuries. These people look in frustration on the present and the future.
Read MoreI was moved to find out that countries like Argentina have made progress in the struggle to secure effective legislation in this connection – something which, unfortunately, does not exist in Cuba when it comes to sexual minorities. It’s sad to come to this realization this way, I thought.
Read MoreCount your money and set out to buy your groceries at a farm products market in Havana. A pound of pork costs as much as the average salary earned in a day by a health professional, even after the much-talked-about wage increase in this high-priority sector.
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