This is excellent journalism, except for one glaring error of omission. The driving force behind Castro's rise was the rampant corruption and oppression under the Batista regime--Cubans were sick of being dominated by the dictator Batista, the mafia (via Meyer Lansky), the hotels and casinos with their gambling, and rampant corruption, rumrunning and forcing Cuban girls into prostitution. If you read Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, this is and has been deliberate US policy in the region for a long time. The reporter assumes that Western capitalism would be a benign influence. Fathers of 16 year old daughters have grandfathers that would advise them that there were different results in the last century. The girl that would ... More »

A long essay that is worth the read. A very knowledgeable author who provides the kind of insight rarely presented in the MSM.

Good analysis of transition of power in Cuba, and how special interests in the U.S. have and continue to work against the overall interests of both the U.S. and Cuban people.

Long, smart analysis and commentary about Cuba after Castro. CUba will change -- but in surprising ways unanticipated by American policymakers.