The strike in the State postal services company staged in Holguin’s municipality of Banes ended with a resounding victory for the workers. The conflict began when postal workers expressed their disagreement over payment mechanisms they considered unjust.
Read MoreSeveral analysts suggest that Latin American governments are nearing the “end of the progressive cycle.” Over the past 10 to 15 years, countries like Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil and others saw the electoral success of political forces with social programs of anti-neoliberal slant. Today, however, a number of these societies are amid corruption scandals, street protests and other forms of public unrest.
Read MoreSome days ago, I wrote a post dealing with the use of non-conventional techniques in the extraction of oil at Boca de Jaruco. From the exchange that followed the publication of my post, it became clear to me that the procedure in question is not the notorious fracking.
Read MoreYou could see it coming, there’s no doubt about that. It’s been demonstrated again that our current government will place no obstacles in the way of any profitable operation that capitalist corporations wish to undertake in the country…
Read MoreOfficially, no strikes have been staged in Cuba since the Central Trade Union established a commitment with the government in the 1960s. As of that date, the word “strike” became something of a taboo on the island, an exotic concept applicable to other countries, and invoking it here entailed serious consequences.
Read MoreThe latest Pan-American Games came to an end and Cuban sports authorities are very much distressed. The local predictions made prior to the competition suffered from an excess of optimism. Cuba’s delegation came out in fourth place. The official aim of retaining the island’s second place was not reached.
Read MoreThe midyear session of the Cuban Parliament has ended, amid resounding fanfare over the macroeconomic successes that no one from below perceives.
Read MoreRogelio Diaz follows up on an article by Samuel Farber on the role of one or more political parties in society in general and Cuba in particular.
Read MoreNot that the financial resources available worldwide are necessarily a negative force, but the indiscriminate embrace of international capitalism has been one of the most powerful forces pushing towards the restoration of “normal” capitalism in Cuba in recent years.
Read MoreForeigners visiting here tend to ask us questions that aren’t the least bit easy to answer. A short while ago, a friend from abroad asked me if I believed young Cubans supported the revolution.
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