Cuba

By Leonardo Padura (HAVANA - IPS) With books in hand, the Russians have returned to Cuba. For 30 years they were an indispensable presence on the island. The then Soviets provided…
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By Ariel Terreroariel@cubaprofunda.org From the blog Cubaprofunda I have a friend who is irritated by the word “change,” when used to describe transformations begun in Cuba's economic…
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By Aurelio Pedroso Guillermo Fariñas' life is in imminent danger after almost two weeks on a hunger-and- thirst strike. His demand is unlikely to be met: the release of more than 20…
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By Elsa Claro In 2004, dramatic messages and photos about four American contractors executed in Iraq were released. The event led the unaware to think that these were civilians trying…
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By Mercedes Varona Graupera Taking a look at Cuban society today you will notice an important failure in the system of economic interests. This failure in the efficient functioning of…
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By Jorge Gómez Barata More than 200 years had to elapse after the French Revolution, and the worst tragedy of the modern era had to occur for a President of France to visit Haiti –…
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By Luis Sexto Emigration is sometimes scary, other times it’s a moving experience. Will we be able to evaluate the damage it has caused to the ethical integrity of the Cuban republic…
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By Aurelio Pedroso William Shakespeare expressed it through one of his characters: “Love does not age; it dies in infancy.” The line is extremely controversial. But this philosophical…
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By Fernando Ravsberg From BBC Mundo, January 27, 2010 HAVANA -- Francisco González Aruca escaped from La Cabaña prison disguised as a teenager. He had been sentenced to 30 years by…
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By Aurelio Pedroso Maybe because the word Woolworth’s is hard for Hispanics to pronounce, or perhaps for reasons of marketing, the fact is that the great American chain of stores,…
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