Very 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.
Read MoreA few days ago Rosa received a little economic help from a relative who had served on an African aid mission.After several years working in Gambia, Alberto, returned to Cuba with boxes full of appliances, all types of clothes and the equivalent of a few thousand dollars.
Read MoreMuch of the emerging critical Cuban left is advocating worker self-management as a keystone of a truly democratic socialism. Farber argues that the idea has important implications that need to be fully explored.
Read MoreYou need to have a gift for gibberish; it’s not easy to talk and say nothing. OK, but it’s a talent nonetheless. The Cuban blog La Joven Cuba suddenly shut down on Friday but the one line reason given is not very convincing.
Read MoreThe ends and means are out of sync. The “Guidelines” rely principally on increased production through technocratic measures. Yet they forgot what’s most important: Without the incentive to work, there will be no increase in production.
Read MoreRaul 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.
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