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NPR’s interview with President Obama
NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama at the White House this past December. The interview covers the President’s strategy fighting ISIS, the 2016 elections, his legacy and the…
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Cuban musicians invade the White House
Buena Vista Social Club invades the White House on Thursday (Oct. 15) as part of the ongoing Hispanic Heritage festivities in the U.S.
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Culture Ministry tallies cost of U.S. blockade on arts and culture
Cuba's Ministry of Culture has quantified the amount of money Cuban artists have spent unnecessarily because of the U.S. trade blockade. It comes to 24 million dollars a year.
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Castro and Obama meet in New York (Video)
Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. It is the first meeting on U.S. soil between a Cuban and…
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The Wi-Fi that unites us
The creation of public Wi-Fi hotspots in the Cuban capital has been, in many ways, THE summer attraction. What do the people who use this new service do?
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Sarah Stephens: ‘I’m an optimist’ (Video)
Progreso Semanal interviewed Sarah Stephens, of the Center for Democracy in the Americas and a frequent Progreso contributor, during her visit to Havana for the raising of the American…
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U.S. flag flies over embassy in Havana (Video)
The American flag was hoisted over the U.S. embassy in Havana on Friday, August 14, minutes before 11 a.m. during a ceremony presided over by Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Marco Rubio, ‘dark money’, and attacks on politicians
Nonprofits with a 501 c.4 designation are free from any obligation to announce where their money comes from. The dark money reaching campaigns have risen from $6 million in 2004 to $309…
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Marriott International is ‘ready’ to open hotels in Cuba (Video)
The Marriott International chain, a giant in the hotel industry, is eager and ready to do business in Cuba, its president and chief executive officer writes this week.
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