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Cuba 2024: The Year of Collapse

Personally, I believe we have surpassed every stage of agony and are now in the throes of a death struggle. The post Cuba 2024: The Year of Collapse...

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Cuba’s Planned Economy = Guaranteed Poverty (Video)

The Cuban regime insists on the narrative that the centrally "planned economy" is the best way to develop the country. The post Cuba’s Planned...

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What We Keep Quiet at Christmas

This year, while decorating the tree with my kids — honestly, I put it up for them because I didn’t feel like decorating the house... The post...

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Cuba: Disastrous 2024 and Nothing Looks Promising for 2025

The return of Donald Trump as US president could bring significant changes, possibly worsening financial, tourism, and migration situations. The post...

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

I converse in Chihuahua with Mexican fishers and farmers about drought, climate change, the incoming US president, the border, etc. The post An...

20.12.2024 8

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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. The post All Dictatorships Float in Puddles of Blood appeared...

19.12.2024 5

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When You See a Fellow Dictator Fall Update Your Exit Plan  

The big news at the end of this year is, without a doubt, the flight of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to Moscow. The post When You See a Fellow...

19.12.2024 8

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Revolutionary Collectivism and the Cuban National Identity

Generations of Cubans emerged conditioned to accept an immutable political order vertically imposed by the State. The post Revolutionary Collectivism...

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Syria and Imperial and Sub-Imperial Hypocrisy

Regarding the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria on December 8, two major binary narratives have emerged to explain what happened. The post...

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We Are Losing Our Soul

I’ve attended the last 35 Festivals almost without interruption, and the decline began with the reduction in screening venues. The post We Are...

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What Cuba and Ecuador Can Teach Us About Energy Crises

Cuba is not alone in its misfortune within what Martí aptly named “Our America.” A similar situation is unfolding in Ecuador... The post What...

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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? The post Nicaragua, A Political...

12.12.2024 5

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

Axel Kaiser may attempt to disguise his supremacist rhetoric with a critique of leftist ideologies and political correctness. But deep down... The...

09.12.2024 7

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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

If the young man had earned what he has through his own legitimate effort, I would feel admiration. But we all know that’s not the case... The post...

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Politics Should Be Subordinate to Law, Not the Opposite

The government is not obliged to be accountable for its poor management. In dictatorships, administrative accountability doesn't exist legally The...

08.12.2024 10

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Dealing with Trump in His Second Presidency

What can Mexico do in its dealings with Donald Trump? It can show its strength. And it has plenty. The post Dealing with Trump in His Second...

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The End of Wholesale Trade in Cuba Between Private Entities

Private businesses, including cooperatives, and self-employed workers affected must liquidate "their inventories and goods in transit". The post The...

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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 4

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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...

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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...

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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 10

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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 10

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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 10

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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) ...

27.11.2024 10

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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...

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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....

24.11.2024 10

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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 10

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Milei’s War Against Women

By Andres Kogan Valderrama HAVANA TIMES – Argentina’s recent vote against a UN resolution aimed at preventing and eliminating all forms of...

18.11.2024 10

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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...

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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 continue...

16.11.2024 10

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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...

14.11.2024 10

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USA: From Liberal Democracy to Authoritarian Republic

The new power born in the United States with Donald Trump is essentially a personality-centered power. By Fernando Mires (Confidencial) HAVANA...

13.11.2024 10

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Billionaires & Algorithms Win, The Fight over Truth Begins

By Melissa del Bosque (Border Chronicle) HAVANA TIMES – Last December, I stood at the border wall in Arizona, near the Lukeville port of entry,...

13.11.2024 10

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Cuban Gov. Economic Failures Are Always the Workers Fault

The Cuban State makes all of its companies and workers believe that they are responsible for the crisis and should be sanctioned for it. The post...

12.11.2024 10

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Pots and Pans Protests in Cuba, Risky but Effective

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – The situation in Cuba had already been quite precarious for months, but the passage of hurricanes Oscar and...

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Cuba Travel 101: Should We Still Visit Cuba, Why or Why Not

By SE Lewinski HAVANA TIMES – A recent Cuban national visiting family via Panama noted very few Cuban passports going through immigration, and the...

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Strange Atmosphere in the Cuban Government

By Benjamin Noria HAVANA TIMES – I remember reading once in a book that when dictatorships are in crisis is when they become more repressive. Why...

07.11.2024 10

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Another “Victory” for Cuba in the UN, and?

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – As has been customary for decades, the vast majority of United Nations member countries condemned the US...

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The ‘Empty Forest Syndrome’ and Why it Should Concern Us

It refers to forests that appear intact but have lost much of their wildlife, affecting ecological processes like pollination and seed dispersal,...

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Cuba: Happiness Is Distant with This Government

By Benjamín Noria HAVANA TIMES – Look, if someone wants to determine how far the Cuban government is willing to go to maintain power, regardless...

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Blackouts and Hurricane Oscar Deepened the Cuba Crisis

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – The daily blackouts lasting between 12 to 15 hours, which had been commonplace for several months, have...

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The Dangerous Job of Being a Mayor Under a Dictatorship

The Mayors’ dilemma: toe the line or to stick your hand in – a scenario that leaves them permanently on the verge of disgrace or imprisonment. ...

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Genesis 1:3 – And God said, “Let There Be Light”

By SE Lewinski HAVANA TIMES – Truthfully, I don’t foresee God intervening in the current electrical dilemma facing Cuba and its governmental...

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Cuba Suffers from Multi-Organ Fragility

It’s more than a terminal crisis What can a patient who suffers from all possible diseases die from? By Reinaldo Escobar (14ymedio) HAVANA...

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El Taiger and Cuba’s Seesaw Politics

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – Nothing has gone more viral in Cuba in recent days than everything related to the urban music singer and...

15.10.2024 9

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Harris or Trump: Which Is Better for Latin America?

A Harris victory, which represents continuity, would offer a more favorable scenario both economically and politically for US-Latin America relations....

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History Absolves Tomas Estrada Palma, Cuba’s 1st President

By Roland Armando Alum* HAVANA TIMES – This October 10, 2024, Cubans everywhere commemorate the 156th anniversary of the beginning of what is known...

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New Law in Cuba: Censorship Disguised as Communication

By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – The New Communication Law (already approved and in force since October 1) revealed its true purpose within...

07.10.2024 10

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