Our Comrades in Havana: Cuba, the Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe, 1959-1991 (Review)
Yordanov’s new book fills a gap in the historiography of the Cuban Revolution by centering Cuba’s post-revolutionary relations with its Eastern European allies.
Challenging Racism in Revolutionary “Raceless” Cuba (Audio)
In this edition of NACLA Radio, Helen talks with NACLA Report contributor Devyn Spence Benson about her article on racism and antiracism in Cuba.
NACLA Web Series: Reflections on Fidel Castro
In this series, NACLA collaborators reflect on Fidel Castro’s passing, and his significance for Cuba, Latin America, and beyond.
On Mourning and Fidel
Fidel's legend, his image, his words and power were so enormously decisive in shaping my destiny that his death opens a time of remembering and reckoning.
Cubans Remember Fidel
Whether Cubans on the island worship Fidel Castro despite his flaws, loathe him, or are indifferent to a figure they now regard as a historical anachronism depends more on their age than anything else.
Finally, Again: Miami before Trump and after Castro
In the wake of Fidel Castro's death, strong anti-Castro sentiment goes hand-in-hand with layered political thinking among diverse Miami Latinxs.
Fidel Castro: A Life and Death In Context
Fidel Castro represented the authenticity of Cuban historical aspirations to sovereignty and self-determination.
The Many Shades of Fidel Castro
The committment of Fidel Castro and his generation to the building of an alternative model of a socialist society is a memory well worth keeping alive.
What Obama’s New Cuba Policy Means for the Rest of the Americas
While Washington won’t be able to break apart Latin America’s “pink tide,” its new stance on Cuba is a test case for reasserting U.S. hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.
The Spark for the Cuban Revolution
On July 26, 1953 Fidel Castro led an assault on the Moncada Barracks in Cuba, launching a popular movement that would topple the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. This week, NACLA spoke with Ike Nahem, one of the coordinators of the July 26 Coalition, to discuss the significance of the anniversary, and its relevance to American activists in the United States.
Media Accuracy: Pragmatic Raúl, Irrational Fidel: Media Distortions on Cuba
Reflecting on Cuba's Fidel Castro stepping down from power in February, U.S. newspapers relied on several worn-out themes and stereotypes that disparage Castro, gloss over U.S. aggression against Cuba, and idealize capitalism. News articles on Cuba often promote these themes and stereotypes through assumption, suggestion, and innuendo, blithely ignoring investigation, analysis, or evidence.
THE WORD ON THE STREET
DISCONTENT HAS APPEARED IN THEFORM OF bitterly sarcastic underground jokes-something I never heard in the four years I lived in
