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04.19.2009 9:00 pm

The United States and Latin America must seize the moment

Latin American leaders gathered over the weekend in scenic Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas. Thirty-four countries in the Western Hemisphere were represented, including the United States, but Cuba was notably absent.

The worldwide recession is wreaking havoc…

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04.14.2009 9:00 pm

Cuba: Those 90 miles grow a little closer

Don't buy the postcards just yet.

Don't buy the postcards just yet.

U.S. immigration officers no longer blink when they see “China” stamped on a U.S. passport. Or “Russia.” Or “Vietnam.”  Americans are free to travel to places once a long way from the United States, and…

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12.30.2008 9:01 pm

Cuba Libre: 50 years after the revolution, it’s time to move on

Fifty years ago today, Cuban revolutionaries seized their nation.

Fifty years ago today, Fidel Castro's Cuban revolutionaries seized their nation.

Fifty years ago today, rebel forces captured the city of Santa Clara in central Cuba, sending the island nation’s dictator, Fulgencio Batista, into a New Year’s Eve panic. He fled for…

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