The Cuban government’s position — which implies a greater degree of tolerance than before — could be explained by synthetically paraphrasing the words of Fidel Castro to the intellectuals in 1961: within the private realm, everything; outside of the private realm, nothing.
Read MoreI have to admit that I enjoyed the open letter from Pablo Milanes to Edmundo Garcia. Although I should emphasize that I don’t agree with many of Pablo’s statements.
Read MoreThe neoliberals accused the unforgettable Allende of “anarchism” while overlooking Pinochet’s creation of a bloodbath, the sine qua non condition of monetarist adjustment.
Read MoreFrom my point of view, the key word that identifies the left (at least one of them) is “participation,” not passive but active, in creating their own living conditions and we can break down participation into its economic and political components.
Read MoreEvery time Cuba’s general/president Raul Castro talks about “updating” something, I really don’t understand what he means. It’s probable that he’s doing this for that very reason, so that no one will understand him.
Read MoreTaken from one of the most recent speeches by General/President Raul Castro, the little phrase “Say what you think or want” traveled the world. Some viewed the matter with bitter skepticism, others with infantile contentment.
Read MoreAll political systems, even the most authoritarian, coexist with a certain degree of critical discord. All of them, even the most democratic, also attempt to trivialize those disagreements and reduce them to the symbolic/token plane.
Read More“It’s impossible, to speak poorly of him.,” said my daughter Charlene. I discovered someone who insisted on seeing everyone as good, in each individual case scrutinizing all possible virtues – no matter how slight.
Read MoreStrong historical and cultural relationships have existed between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. A part of the Cuban national legacy is in some way related to the DR, and Dominicans always remember that it was Cubans who restarted their sugar production in the 19th century.
Read MoreThose who applaud can argue that something is changing in Cuba, and they’re right. There are positive measures, but they continue being non-systemic steps aimed at survival, and therefore trivial before the tremendous crisis that faces society.
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