What Does One More Death or One Less Death Make Us Feel?
I learn that Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez has just died. And I remember something we used to say all the time…
Cuba
Military Presence Intensifies in Regla, Havana
As the 5th anniversary of the massive July 11, 2021 protests approaches, increased police patrols are noticeable in cities across the country
Waiting to Collect the Result of a Lifetime of Work
What caught my attention when I arrived at the bank was not the number of people. It was the exhaustion etched on the faces of the elderly…
Cuban Commander Ramiro Valdes Dies at 94
He held several important positions. However, the role for which he is best known was organizing the state security apparatus.
Orquesta Failde – Song of the Day
Today’s featured band is Orquesta Failde live from Cuba featuring the vocalist Yerlanis Junco performing the song “Que Viva Cango” (2020)
Simultaneous Protests in the Cuban Capital
More than a hundred residents marched in Centro Habana, while in other neighbourhoods barricades went up and rubbish bins burned.
Can Economic Reform Work in Cuba Without Political Reform?
Cuba’s fundamental challenge: Can meaningful economic reform endure within a political system structurally designed to constrain it?
Cuba’s Communist Party Government Can’t Reform Itself
It is not merely a failed economic model; it is a system of power incapable of transforming itself while putting its own existence at risk.