Cuba Today: The Question of Markets, Reform, and the Future of Cuba

Revolutionary Left Radio

Breht O'Shea

Communism, Politics, Liberalism, Society & Culture, Philosophy, News, History, Leftwing, Socialism, Marxism

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🗓️ 5 March 2018

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Andres Pertierra graudated in History from the University of Havana and currently works as a Legal Assistant at an immigration law firm in Washington, D.C. He has written on topics related to Cuba in The Nation and Jacobin Magazine. Andres is on Twitter as @ASPertierra.

Andres joins Brett to discuss present day Cuba, Raul Castro, the Embargo, Centralization, Markets, and much more!

Here is the podcast (AskHistorians Podcast) that Andres hosts: https://askhistorians.libsyn.com

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1:03.7	Revolutionary left radio starts now!
1:08.8	Welcome to Revolutionary Left Radio. I'm your host Ann Comrade, Bredo Shea.
1:12.9	And today we have on Andres Pertiere to talk about Cuba and the reforms and
1:18.0	the future of Cuba and a lot of really interesting stuff.
1:20.5	I'm Andres, would you like to introduce yourself and say a bit about your background?
1:24.3	Sure, hi everyone. My name is Isandra. I'm a Democratic Socialist by...
1:31.0	That's how I identify politically. My family is from Cuba originally, so my dad's side.
1:40.8	And I did my undergrad in Cuba where I obtained my bachelor's in history,
1:48.7	doing a thesis on American spies in Cuba in the early 19th century.
1:53.3	Interesting, so I know you touched on it a little bit, but can you talk about
1:58.5	what initially got you interested in Cuba? I mean aside from your family and
2:02.4	what have your experiences been in the country? Just can you let our listeners know about all the experiences you've had with Cuba?
2:08.6	Basically, when I graduated from high school, I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life.
2:14.2	I got an offer for a full ride in Cuba to study whatever I wanted,
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