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Published in: 50.50: FeatureEqual marriage has improved our lives, says LGBT CubansCuba’s new Family Code approves marriage, adoption and assisted reproduction rights for same-sex couples
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisWhy Cubans took to the streetsIt is no surprise that the young are confronting an old revolution that refuses to accept its failure in bringing...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionCuba protests: A guide to the island’s largest unrest in over 60 yearsIn unprecedented protests, Cubans demonstrated against their government and its mishandling of the pandemic, only to...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InterviewPrison has not discouraged Cuba’s leading dissidentThe human rights activist José Daniel Ferrer says recent protests have left the regime on the back foot.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDo you remember Cuba’s dedication to Angola?Cuban blood left its stamp on the conscience of the world after the Angolan Wars of 1975-1988. Corporate politicians...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Knowing your placeThinking of some lines of poetry by Derek Mahon.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe Cuban lesson for happinessIf Cubans had left happiness to chance, then the difficulties and dilapidation around them would leave happiness to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCuba in the time of the coronavirusCuba’s health system is getting ready for the COVID-19 crisis. In China, coronavirus patients are being treated with...
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Published in: HomeWar crimes, torture and impunityBarack and Michelle Obama will surely see The Report and remember the hope sparked by his first day as the president...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaVenezuela & Cuba: an exhausted revolutionary?Venezuela's oil populism is mired in a deep crisis. Cuba is transiting to a capitalist restoration of its own. But...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCuba and Europe getting closerLeaving behind a long, troubled history, today the European Union and Cuba are building a strong relationship....
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Published in: TransformationWill Cuba become a test case for a post-postmodern future?Metamodern mindfulness offers a new way of thinking about the ideological conflicts of the past.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIf freedom of the press is democracy, then what do you call this?Defending media freedom has never been so important. Governments are becoming subtler in attempting to hide the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFrom Castro’s Cuba to TrumplandiaA visit to Cuba, coinciding with the death of Fidel Castro and the victory of Donald Trump, puts into perspective...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWe will keep faith with your legacy, Comandante Fidel Castro!Fidel Castro’s death has prompted a polarized debate about the value of his legacy and internationalism. For many in...
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Published in: HomeCubans of different generations remember Fidel CastroWhether Cubans on the island worship Fidel Castro despite all his flaws, loathe him, or are frankly indifferent...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLatin American fidelitiesFidel Castro quickly became the moral mentor of the Latin American Left, but he ended up perpetuating himself in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFidelExcerpt from Eduardo Galeano’s book “Espejos” (“Mirrors”), translated by Danica Jorden. Español
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Published in: HomeFidel Castro's legacy: Cuban conversations
From the archive: first published in February 2008. "What comes after Fidel" is a well-worn topic of op-eds, but the...
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Published in: HomeColombia: real peace in an era of phony warWhile a "new Condor Plan" is rumoured to be stalking the region, Colombia might need more than a sideways glance...
