Tag: Cuba

  • The Farm They Cannot Leave

    The Farm They Cannot Leave

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    On a tobacco farm outside Viñales, five generations of one family have worked land they do not own, building a life around horses, tobacco, and spring water. One child left to become a doctor, but for Miguel, Michelle, and Michael, the valley is more than home—it is the place they cannot imagine leaving.

  • Inside Cuba’s Broken Safety Net

    Inside Cuba’s Broken Safety Net

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    In a crumbling Havana apartment, two mothers raise three children with no doctors, no daycare, and no reliable water. Love and grit keep them afloat, but a broken system shapes every part of their lives, from bread to schooling to survival.

  • Two Cubas: One Survives, the Other Exploits

    Two Cubas: One Survives, the Other Exploits

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    Behind Cuba’s bright dollar stores and the near-empty CUP markets where ordinary Cubans shop lies a deeper divide: everyday workers scraping by, and a military empire hoarding billions offshore. This story meets both sides, the makers who endure and the machine that profits from their struggle.

  • The Revolutionist: A Conversation with Iliana Yarza

    The Revolutionist: A Conversation with Iliana Yarza

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    In Havana, economist and revolutionary Iliana Yarza reflects on a lifetime of hope, loss, and resilience — from letters to Obama to the daily struggle of survival in Cuba.

  • Years Past the Health Limit: Inside a Cuban Foundry

    Years Past the Health Limit: Inside a Cuban Foundry

    In a Havana foundry, men shape boat propellers by hand with no gloves, no masks, and no safety — working decades beyond a supposed 10-year limit. What looks like craft is really survival.