On Two Shores

Just like their mouth-breathing counterparts on Miami AM Cuban radio and at Babalu Blog, the Cuban government wishes the handshake never happened.

All You Need to Know About the Obama-Castro Handshake Just like their mouth-breathing counterparts on Miami AM Cuban radio and at Babalu Blog, the Cuban government wishes the handshake never happened, according to Yoani Sanchez: Official TV news program omites salutation of the President to Raúl Castro in SouthAfrica. Let's see how will th...

Must-read article by William Leogrande on Foreign Policy about The Cuba Lobby in DC, and their influence over Washington.

The Cuba Lobby represents itself, not the Cuban-American community Must-read article by William Leogrande on Foreign Policy about The Cuba Lobby in DC, and their influence over Washington. I have a couple issues with this article: 1) the headline "Castro-hating right wing". To clarify, they're not the only ones who hates Castro. An overwhelming majority of Cuban-A...

Excellent op-ed by Carlos Saladrigas, on how the visit of Yoani Sanchez left a mark on the exile community.

A turning point for Cuban Americans Excellent op-ed by Carlos Saladrigas, on how the visit of Yoani Sanchez left a mark on the exile community. Her visit presented a big contrast to Oswaldo Payá’s visit nearly 10 years ago. Like Yoani, Payá had spoken against the embargo and preached a message of hope and reconciliation. He talked ab...