/tags/raul-castro Raul Castro en-US WLRN Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:59:42 GMT /news/2021-04-19/communist-congress-leaves-cuba-castro-less-at-the-top-little-else-changes Raúl Castro has stepped down as Cuba's communist boss — but the regime's old guard's still making sure the new guard keeps its rigid system intact. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:59:42 GMT /news/2021-04-19/communist-congress-leaves-cuba-castro-less-at-the-top-little-else-changes Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei /news/2021-04-16/cuba-without-a-castro-the-islands-old-guard-exits-the-stage A generation of Cuban revolutionaries who seized power six decades ago is set to exit the stage, with Raúl Castro saying he will step down as head of the Cuban Communist Party. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:28:35 GMT /news/2021-04-16/cuba-without-a-castro-the-islands-old-guard-exits-the-stage Carrie Kahn, Scott Neuman /commentary/2021-04-15/here-comes-another-cuban-communist-congress-more-marxist-meltdown COMMENTARY Raúl Castro is stepping down as Cuba's top comunista. But can we still expect the same dogmatic disappointment from Cuban comunismo? Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:23:05 GMT /commentary/2021-04-15/here-comes-another-cuban-communist-congress-more-marxist-meltdown Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-01-13/latin-americas-troika-of-tyranny-applauds-south-floridas-troika-of-treason COMMENTARY The pro-democracy credibility of Rick Scott, Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Gimenez is as shattered now as glass inside the U.S. Capitol. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:52:29 GMT /commentary/2021-01-13/latin-americas-troika-of-tyranny-applauds-south-floridas-troika-of-treason Tim Padgett /2019-09-26/u-s-hits-raul-castro-and-his-children-with-visa-restrictions The United States sanctioned Raúl Castro and his close family members on Thursday for their involvement in “gross violations of human rights,” Secretary… Thu, 26 Sep 2019 19:47:42 GMT /2019-09-26/u-s-hits-raul-castro-and-his-children-with-visa-restrictions Nora Gámez Torres /news/2018-06-13/rubios-hypocrisy-on-trump-north-korea-call-it-rubiocrisy-is-bad-for-latin-america COMMENTARYIntellectual honesty is rarely a politician’s strong suit. But Florida Senator Marco Rubio showed us just how epic his hypocrisy is when he… Thu, 14 Jun 2018 02:27:22 GMT /news/2018-06-13/rubios-hypocrisy-on-trump-north-korea-call-it-rubiocrisy-is-bad-for-latin-america Tim Padgett /politics/2018-05-10/how-the-castros-are-still-moving-the-needle-in-miami-elections Fidel Castro is dead and brother Raúl is no longer president of Cuba. But communism can still move the needle in Miami campaigns.Decades after the Cuban… Thu, 10 May 2018 22:26:45 GMT /politics/2018-05-10/how-the-castros-are-still-moving-the-needle-in-miami-elections David Smiley /news/2018-04-19/raul-castro-was-not-gorbachev-but-u-s-must-understand-he-was-not-fidel-either COMMENTARYCovering Cuba, I’ve long followed this maxim: If both the communist leadership in Havana and the exile leadership in Miami are angry at you,… Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:39:56 GMT /news/2018-04-19/raul-castro-was-not-gorbachev-but-u-s-must-understand-he-was-not-fidel-either Tim Padgett /news/2018-04-18/younger-cuban-exiles-little-impressed-by-younger-cuban-president Updated April 19, 2018Cuba’s likely new president is a good generation younger than the Castro crowd he’s replacing. The younger generation of Cuban… Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:39:59 GMT /news/2018-04-18/younger-cuban-exiles-little-impressed-by-younger-cuban-president Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2018-04-17/cubas-new-president-wont-be-named-castro-but-will-anything-else-really-change On Wednesday, Cuba may have a new president, elected by the National Assembly. (The election session had been scheduled to start Thursday, but the… Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:32:18 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-04-17/cubas-new-president-wont-be-named-castro-but-will-anything-else-really-change Tim Padgett