Cuba

Farewell to the American Century Farewell to the American Century

Americans have perpetuated a mythic version of the past that never even approximated reality and today has become downright malignant.
By Andrew Bacevich Apr 30, 2009

  • Obama will ease restrictions on Cuba

    The administration is set to announce Monday that, among other steps, Cuban Americans will now be allowed unlimited visits to relatives on the island.
    By Alex Koppelman April 13, 2009

  • Obama, don't waffle on engagement with Cuba

    End the travel ban now for everyone -- and prepare to get rid of the ineffective and unjust embargo.
    By Joe Conason April 13, 2009

  • Revolution in shades of gray

    Steven Soderbergh talks about his maddening, messy near-masterpiece "Che," an aloof and ambiguous portrait of the much-loved, much-hated Marxist icon.
    By Andrew O'Hehir December 12, 2008

  • Chaos in the 9/11 courtroom

    In Guantánamo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants don't know the rules -- and neither does the judge.
    By Jennifer Daskal December 11, 2008

  • Ask the pilot

    Seat ploppers, tray slammers, lousy airport terminal design and other pet peeves. Plus: Will U.S. airlines hit Cuban tarmac thanks to Obama?
    By Patrick Smith July 25, 2008

  • One more good reason to lift the embargo on Cuba

    Let's seize the potential of the nation's sugar-based ethanol -- before China beats us to it.
    By Joe Conason July 18, 2008

  • Can a Cuban Democrat win in South Florida?

    Real change in our hard-line Cuba policy may depend more on who's in Congress than who wins the White House. Suddenly, Miami's three Cuban Republicans look beatable.
    By Kirk Nielsen February 21, 2008

  • The Castro effect

    Will Fidel Castro's resignation affect this year's presidential election?
    By Alex Koppelman February 20, 2008

  • Castro, Miami and the U.S. election

    Alex Koppelman on Cuba's effect on American politics.
    February 20, 2008

  • From inside Cuba, a young Cuban blogs Castro's exit

    Yoani Sanchez, the voice of "Generación Y," uses the precious commodity of Internet access to describe her emotions at the "the unnamed one's" resignation.
    February 20, 2008

  • Fidel Castro steps down

    The communist dictator had ruled Cuba since 1959.
    By Alex Koppelman February 19, 2008

  • Political pandering, South Florida edition

    Every four years, presidential contenders discover the special needs of South Florida's Cubans. A bipartisan, candidate-by-candidate guide to flip-flopping and talking tough about Castro.
    By Vincent Rossmeier January 29, 2008

  • The coddled "terrorists" of South Florida

    Anti-Castro Cuban exiles who have been linked to bombings and assassinations are living free in Miami. Does the U.S. government have a double standard when it comes to terror?
    By Tristram Korten and Kirk Nielsen January 14, 2008

  • Photo essay from the Alpha 66 training camp

    Tristram Korten and Kirk Nielsen visited the South Florida training camp of a Cuban exile group.
    January 14, 2008

  • Giuliani's dangerous bluster

    Reading Giuliani's pompous foreign policy rhetoric and imagining he might somehow become president induces a deep sense of gloom.
    By Joe Conason August 17, 2007

  • History according to Vanity Fair

    Ted Sorensen -- and Bruce Willis -- set the record straight on JFK.
    By David Talbot May 14, 2007

  • Daniel Ortega's new best friend: Hugo Chavez

    Former Sandinista revolutionary Ortega is back on top in Nicaragua. Will his alliance with Venezuela -- complete with subsidized oil -- be a model for the rest of Central America?
    By Lydia Chávez February 8, 2007

  • Cuba Libre!

    More fun with Communists and free software
    By Andrew Leonard October 27, 2006

  • Faithful to Fidel

    Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has the wallet and the will to keep Cuban socialism running after his friend and role model dies.
    By Alexandra Starr August 8, 2006

  • After Fidel, no deluge

    Alfredo Duran, Bay of Pigs soldier turned voice of moderation, says Miami's angry old guard of Cuban exiles won't like what follows Castro.
    By Mark Schone August 2, 2006

  • Destination: Havana

    Santeria, drinking, baseball and struggle -- glimpse Habanero life with work from G. Cabrera Infante, Ada Ferrer and the late, brave Reinaldo Arenas.
    By Tony D'Souza June 15, 2006

  • The less we know about Cuba, the better

    Florida legislature: "Don't know thine enemy."
    By Andrew Leonard June 9, 2006

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Japan wins the world baseball championship of the whole wide world, so take that, Chicago. Plus: Alfonso Soriano, refusenik.
    March 21, 2006

  • The mafia, the coup and the murder

    The authors respond to David Talbot's review of "Ultimate Sacrifice."
    By Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann December 7, 2005
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