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U.S. secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest
According to documents obtained by The Associated Press the plan was to develop a bare-bones "Cuban Twitter." Later when the network reached a critical mass of subscribers operators…
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We’re NOT no. 1! We’re NOT no. 1!
A major new ranking of livability in 132 countries puts the United States in a sobering 16th place. We underperform because our economic and military strengths don’t translate into…
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Inequality deepens
Suddenly, everyone seems to be talking about inequality. Barack Obama talks about it. Leading economists and other social scientists write about it. And no one talks about inequality…
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Hunger
Between 30 and 50 percent of the food produced in the world is discarded. Tons of food are dumped simply because it is not visually attractive, because it's past its due date, because…
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Would Saul Alinsky break his own rules?
In the wake of Occupy, some community organizers are interested in questioning the old divide between "movements" and "organizations"—and in harnessing the power of both. Alinsky would…
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Iranian media exec is in Cuba to firm up ties
The vice president of Iran's radio and television broadcasting system, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), arrived in Havana "to reactivate the cooperation between that…
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New York’s new Latin American cinema
The Havana Film Festival New York, which this year marks its 15th birthday, is a unique event in this busy city, where every spring, along with the re-greening of the trees and the…
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A call for peace
Protests in Venezuela have made international headlines. Much of the foreign media coverage has distorted the reality of my country and the facts surrounding the events, writes…
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More Cuba hypocrisy in the U.S. senate
Menendez and Rubio have dedicated much of their political lives to one foreign policy issue: Cuba. Yet neither Menendez nor Rubio has ever set foot on the island, something that a…
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Investment Law: Yes to cooperatives and foreign capital
The decision that the non-state cooperatives can associate with foreign capital has great significance. It can give momentum to the development of important sectors such as agriculture.…
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