The announced immigration reform isn’t an issue that sails on the political vacuum, nor does it rest on altruistic considerations. Actually, the interest in emigration on the part of Cuba’s authorities is not based on any special sensitivity to the fate of their compatriots.
Read MoreI will never forget a phrase used by Pope John Paul II during his 1998 visit to Havana: “Globalizing Solidarity.” The word “solidarity” stands for one of the most sublime feelings of human beings, along with love and friendship.
Read MoreFor those who have dedicated themselves to fighting against the “imperialist enemy and its agents,” real or fictional, they must defend tooth and nail all that has made the “perfect revolution” — understood as the work of a state — no matter the practical results, the “side effects” or that it has driven us to the edge of the abyss.
Read MoreCuban security operative Percy Francisco Alvarado Godoy just apologized (on his Spanish language blog) for having accused several personalities and intellectuals of working against the revolution, implicating them in the plans for a cyber-war orchestrated by the United States.
Read MoreA few days ago I was walking around in downtown Guantanamo City. It was one of those days when you don’t want anybody to mess with you – for good or for bad; when you get bothered by the sun just as much as a rain.
Read MoreThe issue I’ll address here is Cuban immigration policy and the hoped for “possible changes” in it. This is a matter that has many people full of expectations since the last Communist Party Congress, when upcoming reforms were announced concerning this important social issue.
Read MoreVery soon we’ll have to read the Cuban press using technical dictionaries to allow us to understand what they’re talking about. Now, for example, they are telling us that something called Vibrio cholerae has been detected in the city of Manzanillo.
Read MoreVictories in Cuban sports, which have been one of the examples most used to highlight the country’s achievements, are always described with that classic qualifier: “Thanks to the revolution!”
Read MoreThe situation created in Libya to overthrow the legitimate government of that country began with the organization of rebel groups to destabilize the country. More recently they have created a similar situation in Syria in order to apply the same recipe as in Libya.
Read MoreThe report presented by Fidel Castro against small urban businesses constituted a gross manipulation of public opinion.There was nothing revolutionary about it; on the contrary, it was an essentially counterrevolutionary measure intended to eliminate the urban petty bourgeoisie.
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