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‘Trying to reinvent socialism’
By Manuel Alberto Ramy
An interview with the president of the Cuban Parliament, Ricardo Alarcón
Just 48 hours ago, the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba came to and end,…
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The change of history
By Guillermo Rodríguez Rivera From the Segunda Cita blog
Since the 19th century, the United States began to expand beyond the 13 colonies created in eastern North America.
The expansion…
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The Congress’ political balance
By Jesús Arboleya Cervera
With the enthusiastic support of Fidel Castro, the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba has just ended.
Not by happenstance, the date chosen for the…
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Twenty years are really something
The Sixth Congress
By Luis Sexto
Between the Fourth and the Sixth congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, which have so many similarities, there was an interval of exactly 20…
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Raúl urging for term limits, meritocracy, empowered managers
By the Cuba Standard staff
Clad in a white guayabera and surrounded by Politburo members, President Raúl Castro made the following statements during his opening speech of the 6th…
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Jewish group visits Alan Gross in Cuban jail
By Portia Siegelbaum
From CBS News
HAVANA - American contractor Alan Gross, serving a 15-year sentence for sedition, was allowed a visit Monday morning by leaders of Cuba's Jewish…
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Total reform in five years
Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba
By Gerardo Arreola
From the Mexican daily La Jornada
At the opening of the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), President!-->>!-->>!-->>!-->>…
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Report to the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba
(To see video of the complete speech given by Raul Castro - in Spanish - click here.)
Comrades all,
The opening of the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba this afternoon marks a…
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Gross and the cassation appeal
By Manuel Alberto Ramy
While I coordinated chores with some colleagues to keep up to date on the opening of the Communist Party Congress, I received the news, later confirmed, that the…
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Raul Castro: rejuvenation and term limits
By Manuel Alberto Ramy
When referencing what is known as cadre politics, President Raul Castro, who continues to speak during the Communist Party Congress, has touched on, among other…
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