New measures

Leonardo Padura: With the reforms, the Cuban state will retain "the most important and efficient of its industries, that of control."

Political scientist Roberto Veiga reports pressure from the regime for him to leave Cuba

The Cuban regime is betting on Chinese companies following new economic reforms

"The Never-Ending Story": the regime insists on its "social policies" as Cuba fades away

Pedro Monreal warns about the "nebulous" aspects of the package: effects of price changes and stock purchases

Roberto Veiga: In Cuba, "there is a lack of strategic action"; "the country is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt."

Manuel Marrero to the Cubans: the 176 measures are to "preserve the achievements of the Revolution."

Why have the dollar and the euro dropped in Cuba after reaching historic highs?

Sister Nadieska Almeida rejects the 176 measures of the regime: "We want new changes, but without you."

"If this was the right thing to do, why didn’t they do it earlier?": The question that shakes Cuba

Bakery Pan de La Habana closes due to the country's circumstances

Raúl Torres romanticizes the "courage to stand firm...amid the cracks of the Cuban collapse."

Cuban political scientist Armando Chaguaceda criticizes those who allow themselves to be used by the regime "to beautify" a fraudulent change

Díaz-Canel's words "are full of truth and optimism," jokes a columnist from El País in response to the economic measures

"If the system is in a hole, what do you expect? War?" questions the Cuban poet to the regime

The economist and former Minister of Economic Planning in Cuba, Humberto Pérez González, has passed away

Alberto Reyes dismantles the regime's reforms: "The solution is not in liberating the economy, but in liberating the citizen."

Michel Torres Corona criticizes the economic package, but states that socialism in Cuba "is more alive than ever."

Díaz-Canel insists that the measures are not in response to pressures from the U.S. and that they will not forget the poor

Pinar del Río, host of the National Central Act for July 26: propaganda continues while Cuba sinks

Ulises Toirac: Was it like this... the lyrics?... "Go away without measures or mercy!"

Chequera reveals the "true" utility of magnetic cards in Cuba

Pedro Monreal: "The 176 measures are a 'monster,' perhaps more of a deformed hybrid."

Julio César Guanche focuses on "the tragedy of the crisis, its self-interested exploitation, and the lack of capacity of the Cuban people to intervene."

"Far from any glasnost, the Cuban state penalizes all forms of expression," says an analyst

Spending 3,000 pesos to prepare just one meal in Cuba: That's how prices are!

Can Cubans govern themselves? Historian responds

Díaz-Canel promises that the reforms will allow young people to build their life projects in Cuba

Díaz-Canel closes the door to any political opening: "There will be no capitalist restoration."

"Trump does not control Cuba": Díaz-Canel responds to pressures from Washington

Díaz-Canel assures that Cuba keeps channels of dialogue open with the U.S.

Cuban farmer fined 200,000 pesos: "Will the 176 measures be real?"

The Cuban regime is reviewing the reforms and promises to disclose all the details

Cuban leaders say that without taxes, there will be no resources for social protection

The United States delivers a severe blow to the financial heart of the Cuban regime

Ulises Toirac: "No one likes to put their splinter in the wallet of someone who hasn't historically returned it."

Cuban Deputy: "We cannot distribute poverty; we must distribute wealth."

"They are already here and will grow": Cuban leader admits that economic reforms will increase inequalities

"The what is already there... now we need the how, those responsible, and to be held accountable to the people."

Ulises Toirac warns that the government is merely trying to "buy time with the neighbors to the North and get them to loosen the noose."

Laritza Camacho: "Why do those who promote sharing poverty equally become increasingly wealthy?"

Five Cuban economists are working on a plan to transform the island's economy

Actor Luis Alberto García calls for preventing PCC leaders and military officials from becoming the new magnates of Cuba

If capitalism is no longer the enemy: What is the "essential" thing that the Cuban regime wants to preserve?

Bruno Rodríguez: "Cuba is outside the borders of the U.S."

"Now we really straighten out the national economy," sarcastically remarks a Cuban writer and linguist

Economist Pedro Monreal on the anti-worker nature of the package: What about the right to strike and free unions?

What was Díaz-Canel's message to the international community and the U.S. following the new measures in Cuba?

"Who does El Cangrejo think he is to speak?": Cubans erupt with anger at Raúl Castro's grandson

Vice President of ANEC: "We need an attractive business system for investors."

Marrero acknowledges contradictions in the new economic measures approved by the National Assembly

Cuban intellectual: "No measure will be effective... if dignity and rights are not restored in Cuba first."

The U.S. describes the economic reforms announced by Cuba as “superficial smoke signals.”

Luis Silva lashes out at the regime: "You have been the true barrier to the prosperity of Cubans!"

"The capitalist nature of Cuban society is declared": This is how the people react to Díaz-Canel's reforms

Trump puts Cuba back in focus: "It's just a leap away"

Ulises Toirac demands that members of the PCC and military be prohibited from participating in the new economic framework of Cuba

Cubans will be able to directly import electric cars under the new reforms

Ulises Aquino criticizes the regime's delay in making changes: "Did they have to take us through this ordeal to realize?"

More Companies, Fewer Limits: The New Rules for the Private Sector in Cuba