NPR Series: Heirs Of The Revolution: A Changing Cuba https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=324918619 Cuba is always reinventing itself. Recently the communist government loosened restrictions on travel, real estate and businesses. But it remains a poor country in which dissent is little tolerated. en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 03:58:01 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Series: Heirs Of The Revolution: A Changing Cuba https://www.npr.org/series/324918619/heirs-of-the-revolution-a-changing-cuba Artists Try To Fuse Cultural Differences Between Miami And Cuba A visiting artist from Cuba joins two Cuban-American artists from Miami for a discussion on what life is like for a typical Cuban family. Tue, 15 Jul 2014 05:11:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/07/15/331586713/artists-try-to-fuse-cultural-differences-between-miami-and-cuba https://www.npr.org/2014/07/15/331586713/artists-try-to-fuse-cultural-differences-between-miami-and-cuba A visiting artist from Cuba joins two Cuban-American artists from Miami for a discussion on what life is like for a typical Cuban family.

]]> David Greene Goods Sold In Cuban Shops Often Come From Florida Stores Some stores in and around Miami specialize in the Cuba trade, selling everything from discount clothes to car parts for Soviet-era cars. It's a legal way around the 50-year-old trade embargo. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 05:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/07/08/329731459/goods-sold-in-cuban-shops-often-come-from-florida-stores https://www.npr.org/2014/07/08/329731459/goods-sold-in-cuban-shops-often-come-from-florida-stores Some stores in and around Miami specialize in the Cuba trade, selling everything from discount clothes to car parts for Soviet-era cars. It's a legal way around the 50-year-old trade embargo.

]]> Greg Allen We Said 'No Car Pictures' NPR photographer David Gilkey went to Cuba and made images of the one thing his editor told him to avoid: cars. Sat, 28 Jun 2014 05:06:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/06/28/325602703/we-said-no-car-pictures https://www.npr.org/2014/06/28/325602703/we-said-no-car-pictures

NPR photographer David Gilkey went to Cuba and made images of the one thing his editor told him to avoid: cars.

]]> David Gilkey Travel Freedom Raises Questions About U.S. Policies Toward Cuba After being away for decades, many members of the first generation of Cuban-American exiles are returning to their native land. But there are still many uneasy with the relaxed travel restrictions. Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:57:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/06/27/326062340/travel-freedom-raises-questions-about-u-s-policies-toward-cuba https://www.npr.org/2014/06/27/326062340/travel-freedom-raises-questions-about-u-s-policies-toward-cuba After being away for decades, many members of the first generation of Cuban-American exiles are returning to their native land. But there are still many uneasy with the relaxed travel restrictions.

]]> Greg Allen Cuba's Black Market Loosens Government Control Of Information David Greene met with two journalists on his trip to Cuba. One hosts a show at a state-run radio station. The other runs an independent news agency and distributes material by hand and USB drive. Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:40:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/06/27/326062264/cuba-s-black-market-helps-to-lift-government-s-control-of-information https://www.npr.org/2014/06/27/326062264/cuba-s-black-market-helps-to-lift-government-s-control-of-information David Greene met with two journalists on his trip to Cuba. One hosts a show at a state-run radio station. The other runs an independent news agency and distributes material by hand and USB drive.

]]> On Being Gay, And Socialist, In Cuba Today Isbel Diaz Torres sees his LGBT rights activism as an extension of Cuba's socialist revolution. Attitudes are changing, but he's still struggling to find a place in the island's political landscape. Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/26/325801573/on-being-gay-and-socialist-in-cuba-today https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/26/325801573/on-being-gay-and-socialist-in-cuba-today

Isbel Diaz Torres sees his LGBT rights activism as an extension of Cuba's socialist revolution. Attitudes are changing, but he's still struggling to find a place in the island's political landscape.

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]]> Jasmine Garsd Wife Of Jailed American In Cuba Worries He'll Take 'Drastic Measures' David Greene talks to Judy Gross, wife of USAID contractor Alan Gross, who is serving a 15 year term in a Cuban prison for bringing satellite communications equipment into the country. Thu, 26 Jun 2014 06:58:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/06/26/325760309/wife-of-jailed-american-in-cuba-worries-hell-take-drastic-measures https://www.npr.org/2014/06/26/325760309/wife-of-jailed-american-in-cuba-worries-hell-take-drastic-measures David Greene talks to Judy Gross, wife of USAID contractor Alan Gross, who is serving a 15 year term in a Cuban prison for bringing satellite communications equipment into the country.

]]> Tourism Money Flows Into Cuba, Bringing Economic Hopes And Fears Tourism is an essential part of Cuba's economy. But as the industry grows, some worry it will create a gap between the haves and have-nots in a throwback to pre-revolution days. Thu, 26 Jun 2014 03:17:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/26/325614454/tourism-money-flows-into-cuba-bringing-economic-hopes-and-fears https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/26/325614454/tourism-money-flows-into-cuba-bringing-economic-hopes-and-fears

Tourism is an essential part of Cuba's economy. But as the industry grows, some worry it will create a gap between the haves and have-nots in a throwback to pre-revolution days.

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]]> David Greene Cuba Maintains U.S. Embargo Is Harsh Financial Persecution On his recent trip to Cuba, David Greene sat down with Josefina Vidal to talk about the state of U.S.-Cuban affairs. Vidal is director of U.S. Relations for the Cuban Foreign Ministry. Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:15:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/06/25/325396988/u-s-cuba-relations-are-far-from-being-normalized https://www.npr.org/2014/06/25/325396988/u-s-cuba-relations-are-far-from-being-normalized On his recent trip to Cuba, David Greene sat down with Josefina Vidal to talk about the state of U.S.-Cuban affairs. Vidal is director of U.S. Relations for the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

]]> Cuba's Mariel Port: Once An Escape, Now A Window To The Future In the 1980s and '90s, thousands of Cubans fleeing to the U.S. passed through Mariel port. Today, it's the site of an ambitious special economic zone that is filling many locals with optimism. Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/25/325236967/cubas-mariel-port-once-an-escape-now-a-window-to-the-future https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/25/325236967/cubas-mariel-port-once-an-escape-now-a-window-to-the-future

In the 1980s and '90s, thousands of Cubans fleeing to the U.S. passed through Mariel port. Today, it's the site of an ambitious special economic zone that is filling many locals with optimism.

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