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Nationalism as the Last Refuge of Poor Governance

In times of unfavorable polls, questioning a neighbor’s territorial sovereignty is the perfect fuel to shore up internal stability. The post...

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Maps in Extinction: What Is Being Taught in Cuba’s Schools

Maps in Extinction: What Is Being Taught in Cuba’s Schools

With GPS, no one seems to need paper maps anymore. Instead of books and other long reads, there are TikTok reels and social media threads. The post...

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Cuba’s Foreign Minister of Blindness

Cuba’s Foreign Minister of Blindness

The “tantrums” of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez are routine whenever the US government does something that displeases him. The post...

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Cuba’s Fictitious Egalitarianism that Led to Mediocrity

In Cuba, equality didn’t just sweep away the privileges of money; it also erased the nuances of human interaction. The post Cuba’s Fictitious...

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Cuba: Hotel Outsourcing to Stay Afloat

Cuba: Hotel Outsourcing to Stay Afloat

The Cuban government disguises government and military owned hotels by outsourcing their management to foreign entities. The post Cuba: Hotel...

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Migrants in Chile: Between Fear and Friendship

Migrants in Chile: Between Fear and Friendship

History teaches that societies able to integrate their diversity become more humane, more creative, and more resilient. The post Migrants in Chile:...

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Defending Panama’s Neutrality

Panama must remember that its greatest strength is not in aligning with one bloc or the other, but in remaining faithful to its neutrality. The post...

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Israeli Human Rights Leader Speaks on Genocide in Gaza

"My generation was raised wondering how ordinary people could countenance an atrocity. In a grotesque twist, the question has circled back to us." The...

25.08.2025 10

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A Babalawo Doctor and Currency Trader in Havana

My European colleague and I were walking through Centro Habana when he remembered he needed to exchange foreign currency for Cuban pesos. The post A...

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Cuba Four Years After the July 11, 2021 Protests

Cuba Four Years After the July 11, 2021 Protests

Four years after the July 11, 2021, demonstrations most of those arrested remain in prison, while most Cubans seem oblivious to this reality. The post...

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Blackouts Continue to Test Cubans

Daily power outages continue to define the chaotic situation in Cuba, with almost inhuman impacts, especially outside the capital. The post Blackouts...

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Cultural Bosses of the Cuban Regime Discover the ‘Podcast’

His podcast will be “anti-fascist, anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, Latin Americanist, Caribbean and Lezamian,” announces Abel Prieto. The post...

21.08.2025 9

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Tower K: Guillotine of Globalist Capital in Havana

Tower K: Guillotine of Globalist Capital in Havana

Tower K—named after the Havana street where it stands—has been controversial since its construction began. The post Tower K: Guillotine of...

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The Sad Story of Edmundo Garcia

His mission to take down the most recalcitrant anti-regime YouTubers not only failed, but he was completely trampled. The post The Sad Story of...

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Bolivian Elections: We’re Asking the Wrong Questions

In the preceding months, the pre-electoral dynamic has generated confusion and impotence. Everything has been resolved from above... The post Bolivian...

16.08.2025 10

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Are Cuba’s Rapid Response Brigades Now Out of Date?

The largest anti-government protests since 1959 in Cuba took place on that day we now abbreviate as 11J (July 11, 2021). The post Are Cuba’s Rapid...

16.08.2025 9

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Buena Fe Left Alone

It was more than evident the discredit into which the group Buena Fe had fallen, thanks above all to its leader, Israel Rojas. The post Buena Fe Left...

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Chile: One-Year Parental Leave: A Struggle Gaining Support

Chile: One-Year Parental Leave: A Struggle Gaining Support

The citizen mobilization favoring “One-Year Parental Leave” marks a precedent in the fight for childcare & shared parental responsibility. The...

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The 3C’s of Corruption in Nicaragua

Political, economic and moral corruption abound in the regime, but neither Ortega or Murillo can stop the “unauthorized corruption.” The post The...

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Nicaragua: Living Under the Shadow of Fear

Before, the order was clear: “National Directorate, give the order.” Now, the command is “the Compañera (Rosario Murillo) says so.” The post...

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Male Paternity Leave: An Opportunity to Transform Ourselves

It’s so important to make male paternity leave increasingly mandatory, promoting shared parental responsibility, like in Sweden and Iceland. The...

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Gioconda Belli Writes on Her Banishment from Nicaragua

I was 26 the first time I was forced to flee a dictator. It was in 1975, and I had to escape Nicaragua for resisting the regime of Somoza. The post...

06.08.2025 10

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Different Takes on Cuban Emigration  

I say this from my own experience. I am part of this diverse, contradictory emigrant community shaped by personal history. The post Different Takes...

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How the Castros Mock the USA

How is it possible that an athlete can’t attend an event, while these people strut across US soil mocking the misery of their fellow citizens? The...

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1986: The Year that Changed Cuba

Things that happened in 1986 set future trends in motion. Sometimes what occurs beneath the surface has long-term effects. The post 1986: The Year...

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How Israel Lost its Soul

The dramatic story of Israel’s birth in 1948 following the Nazi Holocaust captured the wonder and admiration of the world. The post How Israel Lost...

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Cuba Hurts

As Cuba becomes more dysfunctional, the deterioration of human behavior increases, as does the suffering of those of us who live there. The post Cuba...

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Today’s Leftist Intellectuals in Cuba and Latin America

Why are there intellectuals in Cuba who seem unaware of the national establishment’s responsibility for what’s happening in the country? The post...

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The Cuban Crab That Walks Forward

We all know crabs don’t walk forward, however, we’re not talking about crustaceans here—we’re talking about another kind with only two legs....

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Cuba: Social Classes Without Masks or Disguises

The recent resignation of Cuba’s Minister of Labor and Social Security has brought the issue of social classes in Cuba to the forefront. The post...

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Cuba’s Indigents and Leaders

The talk of the week was the unfortunate remarks—and swift dismissal—of the Cuba's Minister of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó. The...

20.07.2025 9

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July 19th: Nicaragua and the Stigma of Dictatorships

The Ortega-Murillo dictatorship promotes hate and fear of different ways of thinking. Neither God nor his priests escape the persecution. The post...

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Tomorrow Could Be Worse

Cubans are once again facing a “special period", a crisis in everything, reviving the ghost of the dreaded blackouts of the 1990s. The post Tomorrow...

19.07.2025 8

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Ecology and Beauty in Cuba, Military Style

No, I won’t be talking in this post about economic megaconglomerates, fashion, or genetically modified crops. The post Ecology and Beauty in Cuba,...

19.07.2025 10

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Havana Changes Its Accent

I’m in one of the dirtiest, busiest, most central parts of Havana, where shared taxis depart for far-flung neighborhoods of the capital. The post...

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Disobedience

When power controls individuals like an unscrupulous machine, disobedience constitutes an act of humanity. The post Disobedience appeared first on...

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Trump vs. Lula

This year, we will see Trumpism align itself with Milei in Argentina and with Kast in Chile, while the pressure against Lula continues. The post Trump...

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Cuba’s Political Prisoners and the Myth of Sisyphus

Many who have left the country, besides being physically broken, did so to spare their families further anguish and prevent retaliation. The post...

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The Cuban Government’s Formula for Success in Hard Times

As the difference grows between the bellies of Cuban leaders & the situation of everyday Cubans, the government preaches creative resistance. The post...

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Less Venezuelan Oil, Worse for the Cuban Regime

The current decline in the arrival of tankers from the South American country directly threatens the survival of the Cuban system. The post Less...

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No Sign of Life from Cuba’s Communist Party

The PCC Central Committee met on July 4 & 5, and it was an opportunity for the leadership to face the magnitude of the crisis with frankness. The...

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Beyond GDP: Measuring What Really Matters

It’s time to heed the warnings of the past and take decisive action in the present. Let’s start by measuring what really matters. The post Beyond...

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Boxer’s Return to Cuba Sets Social Media Ablaze

While many applaud Cuban boxer Andy Cruz's decision to come back to his homeland to visit family, others attacked him... The post Boxer’s Return to...

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That “Damned” Immigration and the New “Alligator Alcatraz”

What kind of person can deserve such extreme cruelty without provoking sympathy from the rest of society? The post That “Damned” Immigration and...

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Cuba: Where Is Rock Bottom?

How long can a society remain in full collapse without changing—beyond the toxic changes produced by the collapse itself? The post Cuba: Where Is...

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Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica

The international community must condemn the political assassination of Roberto Samcam in San Jose, Costa Rica. The post Nicaraguan State Terrorism in...

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Cuba: Playing with Fire

If this tension continues to build, a spark could ignite another mass protest—one so far been held back by the fear of brutal reprisals. The post...

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Convergences and Divergences on the Iran Issue

Governments of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, traditionally supporters of Russia and Iran, adopt positions from a different perspective. The post...

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Messages from the Cuban Catholic bishops

The situation in Cuba is critical. On June 15, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Cuba recognized this in a Message for the Jubilee Year. The post...

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The Human Rights of Refugees

The protection of the human rights of foreign nationals is not only a legal obligation of states—it is also a moral duty... The post The Human...

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