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Miguel Diaz-Canel Elected President Of Cuba, Ending 60 Years Of Castro Rule

The 57-year-old former vice president vowed to "give continuity to the Cuban revolution."
By Sarah Marsh and Frank Jack Daniel, Reuters

Raul Castro To Step Down As Cuba's President

Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel -- who is, significantly, not a Castro -- is expected to succeed him.
Dominique Mosbergen

Castro's Conundrum: Finding A Post-Communist Model Cuba Can Follow

How can Cuba reform its stagnant economy without losing what’s working?
The Conversation Global

In Cuba, The Post-Fidel Era Began 10 Years Ago

Breaking with Fidel’s decades-old practice, RaĂșl recommended to the delegates of the sixth Party Congress in April 2011 that
The Conversation Global

How Trump Should Approach U.S.-Cuba Policy

The Trump Administration is about to reset U.S. Cuba policy.
Paul Webster Hare

Transgender Pastors Celebrate A Joyous, LGBTQ-Friendly Mass In Cuba

“God’s love is radically inclusive.”
Antonia Blumberg

End Of An Era

Furthermore, Cuba's actual provision of superior educational and health benefits has been greatly overblown, persisting to
Barbara E. Joe

Cuba Bans Naming Statues Or Public Places After Fidel Castro

The law was passed in accordance with the deceased leader's wishes.
By Reuters

The Shameful Rush To Normalize Repressive Regimes

Like the kids in a Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland musical, American liberals and business interests are eager to put on a show
John Bicknell

After Fidel's Death, Calling on RaĂșl Castro to Protect All Peaceful Citizens, Even Comics and Critics

Although Fidel Castro turned over the daily governing of Cuba to his brother RaĂșl in 2008, his once-iron hand, bolstered by his diehard loyalists, continued to be felt behind the scenes. Now that Fidel is gone, that hand should be loosening its grip.
Barbara E. Joe