English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
A recent revelation from Wikileaks has exposed conversations among diplomats accredited to Cuba in which they made gloomy predictions about the future of the Island, particularly because of the expected economic setbacks. These speculations are not new; I dare say they are cyclical in nature and never correct in their conclusions, although they start from … Continue reading “Ability to Sacrifice, Inability to Judge / Reinaldo Escobar”
The question has been going around and around in my mind, with a subtle persistence, since I found our recently that for the eighth time in three years the Cuban government has denied Yoani Sanchez an exit permit. For those unaware of the Cuban reality, let me clarify: This country of ours demonstrates, today, one … Continue reading “Is Now The Time To Eliminate the Travel Permit? / Ernesto Morales Licea”
One day in January, the young man Eliécer Ávila, a student at the University of Computer Science, attends a meeting to present a set of questions to Señor Ricardo Alarcon, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the National Assembly of People’s Power. A little nervous and with … Continue reading “Where are we going, Eliécer?”
