The New York Times: CUBA (2009)

A half-century ago, on Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel Castro brought down the curtain on Fulgencio Batista's right-wing dictatorship in Cuba. America's cavorting-cum-commerce ceased. Miami became Cuba's second city as, over the years, hundreds of thousands fled communist rule.

In the shadow of the 50th anniversary of the revolution, Cuba is a repressive society long under a single ruler -- the ailing, aged Mr. Castro still holds Cubans in his thrall even if he formally handed the presidency to his younger brother, Raúl, in 2006. Read more »

U.S. Signals Willingness to Talks With Cuba (2009)

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration signaled Friday a willingness to reopen a channel with Cuba that was closed under President George W. Bush by proposing high-level meetings on migration between the countries. Read more »