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S3 E11. Hot Spots, Part II – Cuba
Democracy in Danger
English - December 01, 2021 13:00 - 113 MBSociety & Culture News Politics democracy election history illiberalism media news politics unitedstates world Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A wave of extraordinary protest came to Cuba in July. Thousands hit the streets to call for more civil liberties, cheaper food and better health care, in a nation whose leaders for decades have defended socialism, at least in words. This week, NYU scholar Ada Ferrer brings some historical perspective to the circumstances in her native country, and our producer considers the island’s uncertain prospects for homegrown activism unafraid of repression and political transformation free of American interference.