Raul Castro has criticized false unanimity, but if there is an entity holding the undisputed record in this regard, it is Cuba’s parliament, which has legislated for almost four decades without a single deputy ever voting to the contrary.
Read MoreI am not criticizing Padura for participating in the very restricted process of “dialogue, reflection, criticism and social presence” that the Catholic Church is organizing in the country. As I see it, it’s a process that attracts everyone – from the very best people to every type of opportunist.
Read MoreBradbury came to me through a friend during those times when I still had black tea and the invocation of a book along with the music of Vangelis, which were enough to undertake a long journey.
Read MoreIt seems that within a line of attack against other Cuban bloggers and audivisual projects, it is becoming fashionable to include slander against Havana Times. We received a first shot from Cubadebate, and now another one has been posted on the Rebelion website, an attack written by journalist and former Cuban State Security agent Percy F. Alvarado Godoy.
Read MoreWe Cubans urgently need a vaccine against blindness, because many of us are either blind or going blind – which aren’t the same things. And take note: I’m including myself, because sometimes this kind of blindness can be picked up. That’s right; it’s contagious.
Read MoreHer response was politically correct. This woman didn’t know me or my intentions, nor did she know the consequences of what she was saying to me. Just in case, it was better to make her position crystal clear.
Read MoreAs you may recall, the old Bush Plan for Democracy in Cuba (i.e. the destruction of the revolution), promised to close all scientific research centers in our country because they were not — according to them — engaged in activities that were “appropriate” for developing countries.
Read MoreThe teacher was wise, saying a lot without saying too much. His words had neither the tone of those who advocate censuring stubborn positions, nor were they ones demanding the implementation of plurality. The message itself was implicit.
Read MoreIt was that time of day when the thermometer soared, when electronic equipment demanded air conditioning or else risked burning out, and when everyone who was forced to wait in the open — but having at least a minimum freedom of movement — took refuge in some small island of shade.
Read MoreWhat is yet to be seen is whether the economic changes in Cuba will lead to a level of production that realizes what the early founders of the socialist ideal had in mind: “the satisfaction of the ever growing needs of the population.”
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