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The most surprising claim of some sympathizers of the Cuban system is that it is democratic. This is argued in spite of the dictatorial one-party state and the repression that State Security carries out on a routine basis to maintain the regime in power, and that many of its most important decisions, such as the agrarian reform in 1959 were mainly carried out from above and not from below.

HAVANA — Cuba is frozen in time. The natural beauty and dynamic culture are still evident, but this island nation, under six decades of communist control, is facing its toughest

Reading Ross’s account one is struck by the dichotomy between the popular demonology of Cuba as a totalitarian dictatorship in U.S. political discourse…

Havana, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez today recalled the occupation by the United States in 1903 of the territory of Guantanamo (east), where it maintains a naval base.

In memory of Mario Chanes de Armas, the longest-held Cuban political prisoner in contemporary history.

Medea Benjamin and Steve Ellner propose that the US  be a "Good Neighbor" with Cuba and Venezuela.

The Trump administration dusted off the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that subjugates the nations of the region to U.S. interests. The Biden administration,

Redefining US-Latin American Relations: From Outdated Monroe Doctrine to a 21st Century Good Neighbor Policy

An all-encompassing expression of goodwill in the form of a New Good Neighbor Policy will meet resistance from vested economic and military interests, as

‘To change masters is not to be free.’—José Martí. By Ian Ellis-Jones February 12, 2021 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — Cuba — perhaps more than most other countries — has been the victim of imperialism and colonisation.   The greatest impact of imperialism and colonisation is on people, in particular, indigenous people. Cuba is no exception.