Cuba: Don Quixote's Children

The world is forever fascinated by Cuba: It could be the inspiration of peoples' struggle and solidarity. Or it could be a lost cause of stale ideologies. It could claim triumph for its universal, world-class education and health care, or be embarrassed by its run-down cities, and deep poverty. It could be praised for the far-reaching gift of Cuban doctors and artists, yet chastised for the oppression done to its own people.

Half a century has passed since its famed Socialist...
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The world is forever fascinated by Cuba: It could be the inspiration of peoples' struggle and solidarity. Or it could be a lost cause of stale ideologies. It could claim triumph for its universal, world-class education and health care, or be embarrassed by its run-down cities, and deep poverty. It could be praised for the far-reaching gift of Cuban doctors and artists, yet chastised for the oppression done to its own people.

Half a century has passed since its famed Socialist revolution, Cuba today is at the pivot of a new era. A more open-minded government under Raul Castro has intentions to revamp an outdated dictatorship, lifting longstanding restrictions on its citizens, while studying China's effective market-socialism model. Reciprocally the Obama-led America has loosened its bans on the island state, hoping to improve the troubled US-Cuba relations. Doubts and new hopes fill the minds of Cubans.
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