In the new book, “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana,” authors Peter Kornbluh and William LeoGrande use recently declassified documents to expose the secret history […]
Milwaukee Film Festival: Films Featuring Cuba and Latin America
This year’s Milwaukee Film Festival will be featuring two films on Cuba and Latin America: Secundaria and Libertador. Secundaria Summary & Show Times For teenagers in Cuba, enrollment in the National Ballet School […]
Check out this awesome TED Talk by Gail Reed on Cuba’s Medical School:
Big problems need big solutions, sparked by big ideas, imagination and audacity. In this talk, journalist Gail Reed profiles one big solution worth noting: Havana’s Latin American Medical School, which trains global […]
Fr. William J. Brennan, SJ. – PRESENTE!
We are sad to announce the passing of our loyal supporter Father William J. Brennan, SJ. at age 94. Fr. Bill devoted his adult life to issues of justice and for the poor […]
US Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to Spy on Cubans’ Views & Stir Unrest
Source: ‘Cuban Twitter’ secretly created by U.S. to stir unrest, April 3, 2014, The Associated Press By DESMOND BUTLER, JACK GILLUM and ALBERTO ARCE http://www.newsday.com/business/technology/cuban-twitter-secretly-created-by-u-s-to-stir-unrest-1.7593677 NOTE This was an effort by USAID to trick […]
Obama and Castro shake hands in the spirit of Nelson Mandela
By: Christopher P. Baker December 11, 2013 . http://christopherpbaker.com/obama-and-castro-shake-hands-in-the-spirit-of-nelson-mandela I WAS THRILLED THAT President Obama showed the right stuff and shook Cuban leader Raúl Castro’s hand during the memorial service to Nelson […]
Fidel Turns 87 and Cuban Medics in Haiti Put the World to Shame
Well written and insightful, by retired Cuban- American Prof. from University of New Mexico, and a scholar on Cuban affairs, Nelson P. Valdés. See below for Cuban Medic story. Nelson Valdes, August […]
Finally, Cuba is Harboring a Terrorist!
Finally, Cuba Is Harboring a Terrorist! Dawn Gable, Havana Times. May 4, 2013. http://havanatimes.org/?p=92521&print=1 HAVANA TIMES — After 40 years, the FBI has arbitrarily labeled Assata Shakur a terrorist. The former Black […]
Melissa Harris-Perry hosts a debate on the Cuba Embargo post Beyonce/Jay-Z trip
Check out this lively debate on Saturday’s MSNBC re why we treat Cuba and Cubans differently, after over 50 years of economic blockade, and if it should continue. (I don’t endorse any […]
Wild Cuban Days (If You’re Canadian Maybe)
“Under federal rules, even Beyoncé had to engage in educational activities on the recent trip she and her husband, Jay-Z, made to Cuba.” New York Times, Joyce Waldner, April 17, 2013 . . […]
Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba 
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