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Cuba’s ‘Reforms’ Are a Myth

CUBA LIBRE?

As Obama heads to Cuba, islanders reflect on their revolutionary past—and their uncertain future.

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“Witness the real Cuba here!”

Writer Pedro Juan Gutiérrez is exclaiming on his eighth-floor rooftop terrace, while pointing at the surrounding ruins of Central Havana—mansions that once exuded luxury and that now offer a full view of the heavens from their stripped frames.

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