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Trump’s “Invasion” Theatrics: Act 1

President Trump is citing an invasion at the border, but don’t be fooled. He’s really at war with United States democracy. The post Trump’s...

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What Would You Have Done?

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is the only person who, in these days, has dared to publicly confront Donald Trump. The post What Would You Have Done?...

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Numbers or Names? Pact or Unilateral Commitment?

There has not been a pact, but a commitment by Diaz-Canel, unless the Pope promised he will not be punished for his sins. The post Numbers or Names?...

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Donald Trump and the Civilization of Death

The recent inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States for the second time left no one indifferent. The post Donald Trump and the...

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The Return of Trump Influences Politics in Latin America

The Return of Trump Influences Politics in Latin America

The rise of the far-right is key to understanding agendas pushed by figures aiming to break with current international models & understanding The post...

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Ferrer Does Not Back Down Upon His Release

Ferrer was released on Thursday after three and a half years in prison, although his sentence had technically expired last December. The post Ferrer...

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Cuba: Jose Daniel Ferrer Challenges Jailers Upon Release

Leaving prison is an overwhelming experience. The sounds cease to be just the squeaks of the bars and begin to be familiar voices. The post Cuba:...

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Leaving Prison in Cuba Does Not Mean Being Free

“They have left the small prison to enter the big prison,” said an elderly Cuban woman on Thursday. The post Leaving Prison in Cuba Does Not Mean...

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How to Read the Cuba, Pope Francis and Biden Agreement

The decision came just one month after Biden had declared otherwise, extending Cuba's designation on the list for another year. The post How to Read...

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The Los Angeles Fires and Human Resilience

The Los Angeles Fires and Human Resilience

Irreparable losses. I also think about those who survived the Valencia floods, and about the Palestinians and the Ukrainians. The post The Los Angeles...

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Venezuela and the Silence of the Global Left

With much concern and sadness, we witnessed Nicolas Maduro assume a new term as president of Venezuela, following a scandalous fraud. The post...

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Where Are the Promised Advertisements in Cuban Media?

Three months later, we are still waiting for the first advertisements from a private business to appear in any national state media outlet. The post...

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A Sash on His Chest Doesn’t Make Nicolas Maduro President

As a good con man, he believes that this new fallacy will work out well for him and will allow him to remain in power for much longer. The post A Sash...

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Nicaragua Backtracks Centuries, with New Constitution

Absolutism takes us back to the Dark Ages, when people had no rights and were servants owned by despotic monarchs. The post Nicaragua Backtracks...

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Mexico Looks the Other Way Amid Venezuelan Crisis

Mexico Looks the Other Way Amid Venezuelan Crisis

Mexico has intervened in neighboring conflicts for national security reasons several times over the last half century. The post Mexico Looks the Other...

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Jordan Peterson and His Crusade to Reclaim Masculinity

Jordan Peterson and His Crusade to Reclaim Masculinity

These are the so-called identity politics that Peterson seeks to challenge at every turn, as if he were fighting against the forces of evil. The post...

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Cuba: Artificial Intelligence against Natural Stupidity

Many of these technologies have been developed to democratize creative processes, and that word is for them the greatest threat. The post Cuba:...

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Three Wishes for Cuba

By Julio Antonio Fernández Estrada (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – If I were to come across the little golden fish, and it, with its fishy voice, told me...

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Cuba 2024: The Year of Collapse

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – If 2022 and 2023 could generally be considered years of despair and disappointment due to the hundreds of...

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Cuba’s Planned Economy = Guaranteed Poverty (Video)

By Eloy Viera Cañive (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – The Cuban regime insists on the narrative that the centrally “planned economy” is the best way...

28.12.2024 3

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What We Keep Quiet at Christmas

By Rachel Pereda (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – There is something about Christmas that has always seemed magical to me: the little trees, the parties,...

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Cuba: Disastrous 2024 and Nothing Looks Promising for 2025

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – This week, Cuba’s National Assembly convened to review 2024 and present plans for 2025—both years as...

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An End-of-Year Reflection on a World at the Crossroads

“Está Cabrón” (It’s fucked up) In this reflection and Chihuahua travelogue, I converse with Mexican fishers and farmers about drought, climate...

20.12.2024 3

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All Dictatorships Float in Puddles of Blood

What the fall of the dynastic dictatorship of Asad in Syria teaches us about Nicaragua. Por Silvio Prado (Confidencial) HAVANA TIMES – The fall of...

19.12.2024 2

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When You See a Fellow Dictator Fall Update Your Exit Plan  

authoritarians now have little choice but to seek refuge in Putin’s land By Yoani Sanchez* (Confidencial) HAVANA TIMES – The big news at the end...

19.12.2024 5

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Revolutionary Collectivism and the Cuban National Identity

Generations emerged conditioned to accept an immutable political order vertically imposed by the State. By Karel J. Leyva (14ymedio) HAVANA TIMES...

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Syria and Imperial and Sub-Imperial Hypocrisy

By Andres Kogan Valderrama HAVANA TIMES – Regarding the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria on December 8, two major binary narratives...

17.12.2024 4

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We Are Losing Our Soul

A Reflection after this year’s Havana Film Festival By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – The Havana Film Festival is virtually dead. What was once...

16.12.2024 7

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What Cuba and Ecuador Can Teach Us About Energy Crises

By Anonymous (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – The chaotic state in which unfortunate Cuba finds itself today is evident across the most varied areas....

15.12.2024 1

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Nicaragua, A Political Tragedy

How far will the insane new absolutist experiment of the Ortega-Murillo couple and “co-presidents” of Nicaragua go? By Federico Hernandez Aguilar...

12.12.2024 2

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From Hitler’s Social Parasites to Kaiser’s Mental Parasites

By Andres Kogan Valderrama HAVANA TIMES – Regarding the release of the latest book by far-right lawyer Axel Kaiser, titled Mental Parasites, I...

09.12.2024 2

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Sergio Ramirez on Writing and Exile

Words of the author upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico on December 4, 2024. By Sergio Ramirez (...

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Sandro Castro Shows His Class, Again

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – Talking about repulsive characters is fairly common in this space because I have no choice, but one who...

08.12.2024 2

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Politics Should Be Subordinate to Law, Not the Opposite

By Benjamín Noria HAVANA TIMES – Immanuel Kant wrote in his book Theory and Praxis that for a republic to exist, politics must be subordinate to...

08.12.2024 5

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Dealing with Trump in His Second Presidency

What can Mexico do in its dealings with Trump? Show its strength. And it has plenty. By Jorge Ramos (Confidencial) HAVANA TIMES – It was 2:37 p.m....

08.12.2024 2

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The End of Wholesale Trade in Cuba Between Private Entities

A death foretold By Eloy Viera Cañive (El Toque)     HAVANA TIMES – On December 5, 2024, the Official Gazette published Resolution 56 from...

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Can Marco Rubio Change Both Vietnam and Cuba?

By Khanh Vu Duc* HAVANA TIMES – If Marco Rubio becomes Secretary of State in a Trump 2.0 administration, he will inherit a world grappling with...

04.12.2024 2

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Fascist Honor

Extreme right-wing groups in Latin America have found a wellspring that draws from historical revisionism and political incorrectness. By Rafael...

04.12.2024 4

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Apathy in Cuba to Political Prisoners & Repression (Video)

By El Toque HAVANA TIMES – The indifference of many Cubans toward repression perpetuates suffering and injustice. This video reflects on the...

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Disadvantages for Exercising Fundamental Rights in Cuba

By Benjamín Noria HAVANA TIMES – The division of human rights into three generations was initially proposed in 1956 by Czech jurist Karel Vasak at...

02.12.2024 5

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The Relevance of a Dialogue Today in Cuba

When it comes, the “change” will not be fraudulent because it will happen in the light at a negotiation table. By Reinaldo Escobar (14ymedio)...

02.12.2024 2

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Free Internet in Cuba: Dream or Real Possibility?

By Vicente Morin Aguado HAVANA TIMES – Free internet, beyond the censorship of Cuba’s sole telecommunications provider, the state-run ETECSA, is...

01.12.2024 3

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The Defeat of Angry Men in Chile

By Andres Kogan Valderrama HAVANA TIMES – The recent defeat of Francisco Orrego in the race for the governorship of the Metropolitan Region of...

28.11.2024 2

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The Death of Municipal Autonomy in Nicaragua

Why does the same person who signed the restoration of municipal autonomy in 1987 now endorse its abolition? By Silvio Prado (Confidencial) “They...

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Uruguay’s Mujica Criticizes Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – Of course, it didn’t appear on Cuba’s National Television News, but on social media, the recent words of...

24.11.2024 4

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Gioconda Belli Comments on Nicaragua’s “New” Constitution

tailored to Rosario Murillo’s Fears History runs its course, but in the end, Murillo’s Constitution will be repudiated, just like its creators....

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Cuba: Resisting Is Not Winning; Changing Is Not Giving Up

Those in power in Cuba, in order to maintain their prerogatives, insist on the irrevocability of the system. By Reinaldo Escobar (14ymedio) HAVANA...

22.11.2024 6

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Raul Castro Reappears in Havana, Cuba

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – Nearly two months after persistent rumors of his death, Raul Castro, the real decision-maker in Cuba, finally...

18.11.2024 3

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Marco Rubio’s Appointment Poses Complex Dilemma for Mexico

With the appointment of Marco Rubio, Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum will be faced with a fundamental question: Is it worth it to...

16.11.2024 1

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We Have Had Enough

Cold Play – Viva la Vida By SE Lewinski HAVANA TIMES – I had my poached egg this morning on toast with tomatoes and thought how unfair it is when...

14.11.2024 1

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