Cuba - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/cuba/?source=rss&aim=cuba en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT Farewell to the American Century By Andrew Bacevich Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/30/bacevich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/30/bacevich/index.html?source=rss Americans have perpetuated a mythic version of the past that never even approximated reality and today has become downright malignant. Obama will ease restrictions on Cuba By Alex Koppelman Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/13/obama_cuba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/13/obama_cuba/index.html?source=rss The administration is set to announce Monday that, among other steps, Cuban Americans will now be allowed unlimited visits to relatives on the island. Obama, don't waffle on engagement with Cuba By Joe Conason Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/04/13/cuba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/04/13/cuba/index.html?source=rss End the travel ban now for everyone -- and prepare to get rid of the ineffective and unjust embargo. Revolution in shades of gray By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/12/soderbergh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/12/soderbergh/index.html?source=rss Steven Soderbergh talks about his maddening, messy near-masterpiece "Che," an aloof and ambiguous portrait of the much-loved, much-hated Marxist icon. Chaos in the 9/11 courtroom By Jennifer Daskal Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/11/guantanamo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/11/guantanamo/index.html?source=rss In Guantánamo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants don't know the rules -- and neither does the judge. Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/07/25/askthepilot284/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/07/25/askthepilot284/index.html?source=rss Seat ploppers, tray slammers, lousy airport terminal design and other pet peeves. Plus: Will U.S. airlines hit Cuban tarmac thanks to Obama? One more good reason to lift the embargo on Cuba By Joe Conason Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/18/cuba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/18/cuba/index.html?source=rss Let's seize the potential of the nation's sugar-based ethanol -- before China beats us to it. Can a Cuban Democrat win in South Florida? By Kirk Nielsen Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/21/castro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/21/castro/index.html?source=rss 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. The Castro effect By Alex Koppelman Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/20/video_castro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/20/video_castro/index.html?source=rss Will Fidel Castro's resignation affect this year's presidential election? Castro, Miami and the U.S. election Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/current_tv/2008/02/20/ctv_koppelman_cuba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/current_tv/2008/02/20/ctv_koppelman_cuba/index.html?source=rss Alex Koppelman on Cuba's effect on American politics. From inside Cuba, a young Cuban blogs Castro's exit Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/02/20/cuban_blog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2008/02/20/cuban_blog/index.html?source=rss 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. Fidel Castro steps down By Alex Koppelman Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/19/castro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/19/castro/index.html?source=rss The communist dictator had ruled Cuba since 1959. Political pandering, South Florida edition By Vincent Rossmeier Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/29/cubans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/29/cubans/index.html?source=rss 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. The coddled "terrorists" of South Florida By Tristram Korten and Kirk Nielsen Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/14/cuba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/14/cuba/index.html?source=rss 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? Photo essay from the Alpha 66 training camp Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2008/01/14/cuba_photoessay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2008/01/14/cuba_photoessay/index.html?source=rss Tristram Korten and Kirk Nielsen visited the South Florida training camp of a Cuban exile group. Giuliani's dangerous bluster By Joe Conason Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/17/giuliani_article/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/08/17/giuliani_article/index.html?source=rss Reading Giuliani's pompous foreign policy rhetoric and imagining he might somehow become president induces a deep sense of gloom. History according to Vanity Fair By David Talbot Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/14/vanityfair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/14/vanityfair/index.html?source=rss Ted Sorensen -- and Bruce Willis -- set the record straight on JFK. Daniel Ortega's new best friend: Hugo Chavez By Lydia Chávez Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/08/ortega/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/08/ortega/index.html?source=rss 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? Cuba Libre! By Andrew Leonard Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/27/cuba_libre/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/27/cuba_libre/index.html?source=rss More fun with Communists and free software Faithful to Fidel By Alexandra Starr Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/08/chavez_castro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/08/chavez_castro/index.html?source=rss Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has the wallet and the will to keep Cuban socialism running after his friend and role model dies. After Fidel, no deluge By Mark Schone Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/02/duran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/02/duran/index.html?source=rss 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. Destination: Havana By Tony D'Souza Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/06/15/havana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/06/15/havana/index.html?source=rss Santeria, drinking, baseball and struggle -- glimpse Habanero life with work from G. Cabrera Infante, Ada Ferrer and the late, brave Reinaldo Arenas. The less we know about Cuba, the better By Andrew Leonard Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/09/cuba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/06/09/cuba/index.html?source=rss Florida legislature: "Don't know thine enemy." King Kaufman's Sports Daily Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/21/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/03/21/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Japan wins the world baseball championship of the whole wide world, so take that, Chicago. Plus: Alfonso Soriano, refusenik. The mafia, the coup and the murder By Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/07/response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/07/response/index.html?source=rss The authors respond to David Talbot's review of "Ultimate Sacrifice."