In my last post, I argued that Cuba’s lack of a real civil society creates a poor groundwork from which… Read more It’s hard to bite the hand that feeds you
Category: Cuba in Spain
Cuba is not Egypt (and Miami is not Cuba)
In the last few weeks, reports of Egypt’s revolution, ranging from NYT articles to the ecstatic messages of MENA region… Read more Cuba is not Egypt (and Miami is not Cuba)
Jama y toma
Over 52,000 people worldwide have signed a petition calling for the release of all of Cuba’s political prisoners. Last Friday… Read more Jama y toma
Thank the camera phone
Since I wrote my last post, the terms of the prisoners’ release have become a bit more clear. Those who… Read more Thank the camera phone
On “banishment” and freedom
Last Wednesday, after days of negotiations with Catholic church leaders and the Spanish foreign ministry in Havana, Cuban government authorities… Read more On “banishment” and freedom
After the “half-news”
In the autumn of 1989 the Berlin Wall fell, bringing the beginning of the end of communist rule for most,… Read more After the “half-news”
Ellery Roberts Biddle 