Fidel's Cuba is long gone
- Written by Joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor, Global Studies, Appalachian State University
Cuba is no longer the Americas’ lonely outpost of communism.
This Caribbean island has become a nation of entrepreneurship, democratic aspiration, even pro-Americanism. About 13% of Cuban workers are in the private sector, operating their own businesses. They are called “cuentapropistas,” meaning “people who work for...