Platismo Lives
President Obama visits Cuba tomorrow, where he will draw the ire of a Cuban right that has long curried favor with Washington.
30 Article(s) by: Samuel Farber
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Samuel Farber is the author of numerous books, including Before Stalinism: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Democracy.
The Threat of a Free Haiti
The Haitian Revolution sowed fear in the hearts of Cuba’s slaveholding class.
In Defense of Progress
Material progress and democratization are still the basic tenets of any viable socialist politics.
Cuba Before the Revolution
While Americans saw only decadent gangsters, Cuban revolutionaries diagnosed deeper social ills.
Cuba’s Challenge
What did the Cuban Revolution accomplish and where can it go from here?
From Open Door to Open Border
The US and Cuba have finally resumed diplomatic relations. But what will the restored ties mean for immigration policy?
The Alternative in Cuba
The resumption of US – Cuban relations is a real victory. But Cuban workers face renewed economic liberalization with little political opening.
Trotsky in Cuba
Like his narrator in The Man Who Loved Dogs, Leonardo Padura has been made to matter less than he should.
The Future of the Cuban Revolution
Since Raúl Castro assumed power in 2006 promising reforms, Cuban politics has seen the slow emergence of new tendencies and debates. The prospects for the country’s left, however, remain uncertain.
The Art of Demanding
Of all the internal controversies Occupy generated, the one over whether the movement should adopt specific demands may have been the most significant.