When I was preparing to travel to the island back in 1990, I left with the presumption that I would be covering extremely critical times for the Cuban Revolution. I even considered the possibility of experiencing a violent internal conflict.
Read MoreIf those who emigrated before to the 1970s were characterized as “scum,” ever since that decade there began to take shape a more sophisticated ideological and a growing economic use of Cuban emigrants.
Read MoreLeticia is an eight-year-old third grader. Last Friday she was supposed to have an English exam, a subject she has problems with and doesn’t like a whole lot. She was nervous all week because of the exam, at least until Thursday. That day, her teacher informed all the students that there wouldn’t be any classes on Friday because of rehearsals for the 50th anniversary Bay of Pigs victory parade and “military review.”
Read MoreThe power of the bureaucracy resides precisely in being able to decide who buys an automobile, who moves into a house, what a small farmer can raise, who travels or how much a self-employed worker pays for a license. And from that role of “Big Brother” also comes their dirty money.
Read MoreInciting violence in Cuba today would serve the aims of imperialism. To avoid a Libyan situation here, let’s begin the dialogue and work together to improve our political system.
Read MoreIt has become fashionable to talk about the so-called revolutionary social pact and its crisis. Flowing from that, according to one’s likes, people refer to the revolution’s reformulation, completion or “upgrading”.
Read MoreThere are immigrants who try to escape social insecurity, persecution and even war, but I’m sure that no one would imagine that a beautiful young woman would want to leave Cuba to escape a violent man.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreModern 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.
Read MoreWith 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.
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