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Reforestation in Cuba

In Cuba, we wouldn’t have needed to talk about reforestation if the land hadn’t been deforested to clear it to plant sugarcane, build cities and roads and for livestock grazing and the planting of crops.

Cuba: A Visit from Jehovah’s Witnesses

Every Sunday, two Jehovah’s Witnesses come to my house. At first the visits weren’t welcomed because that’s the day I try to take care of a lot of my outstanding “stuff,” so I hardly have time to talk. But one of the young women is nice, and it’s a pleasure to listen to her.

When the Curtain Falls

The months of thorny legal claims that resulting from my teenage son not being allowed to go to school because of his long hair are over. I felt relief that he decided to drop out of high school. He’ll look for other alternatives to studying and I gave up on appealing the case at more asphyxiating offices.

Cuba’s Transsexual City Council Member Adela and Her Strength to Resist

Adela was just elected to the People’s Power (town council) in the municipality of Caibarien, Cuba. It was a long hard road to get there.

The Story of a Sad Mother

On Monday morning I could hear the sound of my neighbor’s alarm clock as if it were in our house. It was 5:00 a.m. as Martha slid out of bed, discouraged, muttering to herself, “Another day of battle.”

Cuba’s Antonio Rodiles Is Not Innocent

The imprisonment and persecution of Cuban activist Antonio Rodiles has broken the chain of short-term express arrests that had typified the new Cuban government’s methods of repressing the opposition.

The Opposite Isn’t the Enemy

“The opposite isn’t the enemy,” writes a young Cuban philosopher, Boris Gonzalez, full of concern about Cuba’s current situation and prospects. That thought inspired me to write this article.

Cuba: Operation Noah’s Ark

The news of bringing in new animals from Namibia has aroused the ire of anti-Castrist elements, who say that the animals already in Cubans zoos are starving. In response to these allegations, the zoo’s management invited a group of foreign correspondents to verify the quality of their facilities.

Che Guevara and Historical Responsibility

One can write both pros and cons in relation to Ernesto “Che” Guevara, such a dramatic figure in world history.

If It’s Good Enough for the USA, It’s Good Enough for Cuba

What conclusion should I draw? If something occurs in the United States, without the citizens there complaining (or despite their complaints) then it is fine for the rest of the world? If rights are violated in the United States then it’s okay to violate them here in Cuba?