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...Ra??l A. Carrillo ‘10 is a social studies concentrator in Lowell House. His column “Brave New World” will explore globalization, world affairs, and the future of human society on alternate Fridays...
...cruel tactics and abysmal human rights record, Castro, now 81 years old, has stood for nearly fifty years at the helm of one of the most staunchly communist countries in the world (all while he battled with serious health problems over the past 18 months). As his brother Ra??l prepares to officially take the reins next month, many in the international community have reflected on the brutal tyranny of Fidel, and the way in which his problematic policies have left the nation of Cuba often teetering on the brink of collapse. Castro came to power in 1959, ousting...
...Ra??l Castro is a master of mixed signals. Cuba's interim President recently agreed to allow representatives from the United Nations Human Rights Council to visit the island next year to inspect its notorious prisons and address its dearth of free expression. It was a concession Fidel Castro had long sneered at, and to many it was a sign that Ral, who has ruled Cuba since major intestinal surgery sidelined his elder brother in 2006, might be willing to break with family tradition. But even as Ral reached out to the U.N., his state security agents were arresting...
...policy. If the Democratic public policy agenda calls for a high-standards education system, attached to a strong economy and national security—at a time when middle-class voters are beginning to link these concepts in their own minds—they will be victorious in November. Ra??l A. Carrillo ‘10, a Crimson editorial editor, is a social studies concentrator in Lowell House...
...than he could chew, and went too far away from the Venezuelan median voter in asking for what is essentially the elimination of any checks and balances on his power,” Hausmann said. Government professor Steven R. Levitsky said the proposed amendments alienated core Chavistas, such as Ra??l Baduel, one of Chavez’s closest military allies who recently retired and joined the opposition. Food shortages also may have contributed to civil discontent. Still, Hausmann said that he thought it made sense for Chavez to seek more constitutional power now rather than later, since...