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Self-employed Work in Cuba (Part II)

At the end of this past December, when I wrote “Attempting Self-employed Work in Cuba,” Pepe was convinced that he could begin selling fried snacks by the end of January.

A Tech Way for Cuba to Take Its Pulse

Modern communications technology can help us get beyond the narrow leadership exercised over society by the group that continues to head the government/party. This is the action demanded for a new more inclusive socialist society.

A Rarified Air Engulfs Cuba

With time one comes to understand that all around us move hidden forces: octogenarian spies, decorated dissidents, not-so-independent journalists, crypto-bloggers, and secret operatives playing the roles of freemasons, academics and artists.

The Cuban People’s Guilt

Since I read the post “Guilty until proven innocent,” on several occasions I felt compelled to respond to its author, who posted her thought’s here on this Cuba focused online magazine.

Cuba’s Technocrats Are Looking North

With their gaze fixed on the north, the Cuban managerial technocracy — civil and military — prepares for its entry into the world of big business.

Carter’s US-Cuba Road Map for Peace

Once again, former president Jimmy Carter has carved out another road map of peace, when he challenged politically correct dogmas, risked the wrath of warmongers of this world, by doing what is morally right, when he decided to travel to Cuba in search of peace, harmony and a better tomorrow for all.

Jimmy Carter Describes his Cuba Visit

Ex-president James Carter said he would report to the Obama administration on his recent three day trip to Cuba. Now he issued a public report on his time in Havana as a guest of the Cuban government. The following is the complete report as published on the Carter Center website.

I Am Misinformed

A friend called me to ask what I knew about the accusation made against Cuban artist Agustin Bejarano. It seems that during a recent trip to Miami by him and his wife to attend the Latin American Art Arteamericas Fair, he was arrested by the local authorities under the sensitive charge of pedophilia.

The Obsolete Fabrication of “Enemies”

Those “socialists” (who never were) saw enemies everywhere due to their thirst for power, their permanent fear of losing it, intolerance and sectarianism. When they didn’t find those enemies, they manufactured them.

Carter: A Breath of Fresh Air

Carter told us that he had met with President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton prior to leaving the US, and that upon his return he would give a detailed report on the trip and his impressions of the situation in Cuba.