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Reporting on Cuba’s historic changes
Posted on January 25, 2012 | 1 CommentStony Brook’s students arrived in Cuba at a watershed moment where capitalism is meeting socialism and where U.S. democracy is bumping -
The ‘Cuban Five’ and an American named Gross
Posted on January 23, 2012 | No CommentsSince Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959, relations with the United States have gone from bad to worse, and back to bad again. -
U.S. students attend free med school, learn value of community medicine
Posted on January 22, 2012 | 2 CommentsFrom day one, the students at ELAM are taught how to be part of their community. -
Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ hold weekly Sunday protest
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsDamas de Blanco march along Fifth Ave. in protest against the repression and imprisonment of their families. -
Turning an aging, crumbling community into a work of art
Posted on January 22, 2012 | 1 CommentIn West Havana, there is a town called Lawton, with murals lining the streets, covering the cracked and tainted walls. -
U.S. Interests Section: A place of confrontation and dreams
Posted on January 21, 2012 | 1 CommentThe United States and Cuba do not officially recognize each other; and so they do not have embassies or ambassadors in each other’s countries. -
The Many Faces of Che Guevara
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No CommentsCuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara has become one of history’s most lionized figures -
Cubans embrace one-party democracy
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No CommentsIn Cuba, there are no campaigns. No televised debates. No Republicans vs. Democrats. But there are, in fact, local, state and national elected officials. -
The U.S. embargo guessing game
Posted on January 21, 2012 | 1 CommentOne of the biggest questions about Cuba is whether the United States will lift its embargo against the country anytime soon. -
Walter: A Cuban artisan
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No CommentsOn our second day in Havana, I met a man named Walter who had a private business selling boxes, bookmarks and vases made of recycled cedar. -
Cuba stays in first gear on the Internet highway
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No CommentsUntil a planned fiber optic cable from Venezuela is fully operational, Cuba will likely continue to lag behind most of the world in communications. -
Assata Shakur and others remain on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list
Posted on January 19, 2012 | 1 CommentU.S. diplomats point out that there is a $1 million reward out for a former Black Liberation Army foot soldier Assata Shakur.