We need to finally get smart and deal with Havana like grown-ups instead of impetuous brats -- continuing the status quo has given us absolutely zero leverage.
Daniel Altman | Posted 03.02.2009 | World
Castro, who once spoke favorably of Obama, condemned him this week for refusing to unconditionally return Guantanamo Bay to Cuba and for supporting Israel. Why the about-face?
AP | PAUL HAVEN | Posted 02.25.2009 | World
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama signaled conciliation to America's foes by using the metaphor of an outstretched hand to an unclenche...
AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 02.23.2009 | World
HAVANA — Many Cubans took heart Friday in a new photograph showing Fidel Castro looking less gaunt than in his last image two months ago, even a...
AP | NIKO PRICE | Posted 02.22.2009 | World
HAVANA — Fidel Castro said Thursday he doubts he'll make it to the end of Barack Obama's four-year term and instructed Cuban officials to start ...
BBC NEWS | Posted 02.22.2009 | World
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has praised US President Barack Obama for his "honesty" but says he has many questions to answer. Mr Castro broke ...
Sarah Stephens | Posted 01.31.2009 | World
This is a moment for President-elect Obama to decide whether he wants to be the 11th president to champion a failed policy or the first president of a new era to be an advocate for a far more sensible course.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics
Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.
David Paul Appell | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics
The brothers Castro have outfoxed ten U.S. presidents, thanks partly to the embargo put in place by John Kennedy in 1961, before Barack Obama was born. Chances are they won't outlast an eleventh.
BBC NEWS | Posted 01.08.2009 | World
The leaders of 14 Caribbean nations have called on US President-elect Barak Obama to lift the decades-old American trade embargo against Cuba. The ...
VOA News | Brian Wagner | Posted 01.08.2009 | World
A new U.S. public opinion poll shows long-time support for the U.S. embargo against Cuba is falling among the Cuban-American community in Miami. VOA's...
Guardian | Posted 12.29.2008 | World
President Dmitry Medvedev was due to hold talks with Fidel Castro tonight to rebuild Russia's relations with Cuba almost a decade after they ended in ...
Gordon Goldstein | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics
The new commander-in-chief would be wise to examine JFK's first year: Appoint the strongest team possible, yet be prepared to reject your counselors' advice, even when vastly outnumbered.
David Paul Appell | Posted 12.13.2008 | World
Since Fidel Castro stepped aside last February, there has in fact been real change afoot down in Cuba. The nation's development is more than cosmetic: it's a matter of survival for the ruling class.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
The big news, frankly, was that there was a Castro announcement that didn't involve him being dead.
Huffington Post's Eat The Press | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
We just received this AP photo of Castro holding Greenspan's book, forwarded by HuffPost reporter Max Follmer. So! We shall see what Perez has to say ...
David Paul Appell | Posted 03.27.2009 | World