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September 27, 2025

The state of Cuba-U.S. relations: An interview with Dr. José Ramón Cabañas

April 2, 2023 Helen Yaffe

In January 2023, Dr. José Ramón Cabañas traveled to Britain to talk about his book, U.S.-Cuba Relations: The Inside Story of the 2014 Breakthrough. Dr. Cabañas was head of Cuba’s U.S. Interests Section on 17 […]

Che as minister: the promotion of science and technology for Cuba’s socialist development

October 9, 2022 Helen Yaffe

Che Guevara (14 June 1928 – 9 October 1967) was killed 55 years ago. Following is a report on Che’s legacy in socialist construction in Cuba. As Minister of Industries in Cuba between 1961 and […]

If the U.S. really cared about freedom in Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions

August 5, 2021 Helen Yaffe

The violent protests that erupted in Cuba in early July were the first serious social disturbances since the “Maleconazo” of 1994, 27 years ago. Both these periods were characterized by deep economic crises. I was […]

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Cuba libre to be COVID-libre: Five vaccines and counting

April 21, 2021 Helen Yaffe

This pandemic has affirmed that public healthcare needs cannot be adequately met under a profit-based system On March 23, 2021, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a group of Conservative Party backbenchers: ‘The reason we […]

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Author: Helen Yaffe

The state of Cuba-U.S. relations: An interview with Dr. José Ramón Cabañas

Che as minister: the promotion of science and technology for Cuba’s socialist development

If the U.S. really cared about freedom in Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions

Cuba libre to be COVID-libre: Five vaccines and counting

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