Nightly Nuance - August 4, 2021:

Today, our 3-part series on Cuba continues:

Monday - we’re going to attempt an abbreviated history of Cuba

Tuesday - we’ll talk about modern Cuba’s constitution, government, and economy (and let’s try to dig in on what Cuba means by “communist” and “socialist”

Wednesday - the convergence of a crisis in Venezuela, the Trump administration, and Covid-19 and how the protests this summer started and ended

I’ve relied on a bunch of sources in putting this information together. Here are a few:

Library of Congress - History 

Human Rights Watch

Cuba’s Constitution in full

Brookings on US federal employment 

Investopedia on the Cuban economy 

The World Public Radio on Cuba’s 2018 Constitution 

DW (German news) on Rations 

Reuters on the Cuban economy 

Encyclopedia Britannica on Cuba’s modern history 

BBC on Cuban protests 

CNN on trials of protestors 

ABC News on protests 

NY Times on protests

NBC on aid from Mexico 

Council on Foreign Relations on the Biden approach 

I’m going to invite you to think with me, if you’d like, about where you see examples of “trespass” in this series.

Looking forward to your thoughts and questions. Thanks for being here. - b

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