SOMOS JOVENES: Wasted…to no Avail
Youth magazine SOMOS JOVENES explores why so many Cuban young people today are apathetic and unmotivated (March 2015)
What Lies in the Future of Capitalism
Robert Reich´s new book entitled Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few discussed by Cuban analyst Manuel Yepe
USA and Cuba: one year later
USA and Cuba: one year later by Ricardo Alarcón Published on December 19, 2015 in Opinión, Política, Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada December 17 marks the first anniversary of the announcement that Cuba and the United States would reestablish diplomatic relations. Presidents Raul Castro and Barak Obama did it at the same time from Havana and […]
Movie Filmed in Cuba Nominated for Oscar
The film VIVA had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, where it was a great success
Not Long Before Boarding in Tampa
NOT LONG BEFORE BOARDING BEGINS IN TAMPA Well, I’ve managed to stay pretty awake all night long, but now I’m pretty wiped out. Check-in for the flight to Cuba begins at 8, but departure isn’t until noon, a very long time to wait. Hope to find a Sunday NY TIMES to look at […]
In the end, Obama didn’t have what he needed to have
What does it say about Obama that he chose the specific date of September 11 to sign the Presidential Determination to keep Cuba under the U.S. Trading With the Enemy Act?
Tourism and Revolution Must Go Hand in Hand
Problems and challenges facing Cuba's tourism industry as diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States have been normalized.
Pre-pre-travel notes and reflections
It’s Saturday morning, September 12, and I’m putting together the last items to put in my suitcases. It’s always like this and I try to also give a few thoughts to the world I’m leaving behind here, and the one I’m expecting to see in Cuba. For the first time I’ll be traveling via Tampa, […]
What is Meant by “Normalization”?
Dr. Néstor García Iturbe clarifies the concept of "normalization" in the context of Washington's announcement of vacancies for administrators for its "Cuba democracy" programs whose goal is "regime change" on the island.
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