After the release of all peaceful dissidents and several of the violent ones, the bulk of political prisoners remaining in Cuba are those that the United States continues to hold at its military base in Guantanamo, on the east side of the island.
Read MoreNow the extrajudicial execution of Osama bin Laden is asserted as an irreproachable legal and moral act – as if the status (well deserved) of Bin Laden as criminal vermin justifies his murder.
Read MoreAt the beginning of the revolutionary process, the disproportionate presence of guerillas fighters in the government and party leadership could be justified. Fifty years later, and after an unprecedented cultural revolution, such a presence of military men and “historicos” is a divisive error.
Read More“Politics is the dirtiest thing there is,” I’ve often heard said. “It’s nothing more than prostitution. Tonight they’re with one, and tomorrow with another.” However, since I began going to school, and without realizing it, I’ve become part of politics.
Read MoreWhat really bothered a friend who is a government official, the same as some other mid-level political cadre, was my story about a grandmother forced to collect tin cans to survive. It was as if they believed it’s enough to kill the messenger for bad news to go away. I’m sorry if I offended anybody, but my job is to write about Cuba, and that includes the poor and the excluded because they too are the children of this nation.
Read MoreThe government’s alliance with the church is, according to Raul Castro, a guarantee of “the unity of the nation” in the face of the “mercenaries” (those who subvert the law and are at the service of “a foreign power”).
Read MoreThe issue of homosexuality in Cuba was and continues to be complicated. New times have brought with them an entire outpouring of good will in relation to the question. The history of Cuban society versus LGBTs (Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people) has had some dismal chapters.
Read MoreI promised myself not to write about Cuba’s health care system for a long time, but what happened to my friend Ronaldo made me take out my pen.
Read MoreTo explain what’s happening in Cuba has always been complex, but with Raul Castro in the presidency, it’s becomes even more difficult. He is a discreet man with short speeches and long silences, someone who deals behind the scenes and plays his cards with neither noise nor fanfare.
Read MoreThe author of an article I read a while back titled “Generation i” talked about how his daughter, who was only 13 months old, already knew how to look up photos on his iPhone and even changed the configuration of his computer, accidently of course.
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