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NEW TRAVEL RULES

Leaving Castro’s Cuba behind

BY EDUARD FREISLER

The first wave of Cubans — many of them for the first time in 50 years — are leaving their island to see the world. Among them the famous blogger Yoani Sánchez. They seize the opportunity of Cuba’s new travel law which went into effect earlier this year. Finally.
CUBA REFORMS

Oedipus in Havana

BY JOSE AZEL

When Oedipus, the tragic hero of Greek mythology, realized in agony and shame the calamity he had brought his city, he could not bear to see the results of his hubris. Overwhelmed with the knowledge of his wrongdoings, Oedipus stabbed his own eyes out, and went into exile.
VIDEO GAMES

Video games a gateway to creativity

BY ALEX PERERA

Many adults blame videogames for their children’s poor behavior and grades; they feel that violent video games will most likely result in violent children. Videogames do not spark violent behavior, though they may encourage the idea unintentionally. It is the duty of parents to make sure their children can distinguish reality from fantasy.
BERLIN WALL

Yoani Sánchez: My father’s dream

BY YOANI SÁNCHEZ

The rumble of a train comes through the window. In Berlin there is always the sound of a train somewhere.
ECONOMIC CRISIS

Amid crisis, Europe resists lure of extremism

BY FRIDA GHITIS

It hardly qualifies as breaking news that Europe is in the middle of a deep and protracted economic contraction. When a story, no matter how shocking, goes on for years, the natural inclination is to let it fade to the background of our awareness. But a visit to Spain — even to one of the cities where the economic tragedy does a good job of hiding behind hordes of tourists and beautiful architecture — is a reminder of the extent of the disaster that has befallen Europe, until recently one of the world’s most prosperous regions.
YOUTH SENTENCES

Florida has a chance to get mandatory youth sentencing right — next time

BY ANTONIO GINATTA

A bill requiring judges to sentence youth convicted of homicide to at least 50 years in prison has put the Florida Senate on a collision course with the courts — unless Florida gets it right.
BENGHAZI ATTACKS

Susan Rice not at fault in Benghazi attacks

BY JEFFREY GOLDBERG

So it turns out that Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and, before a group of leading Senate Republicans decided that she was evil incarnate, a top contender to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, had nothing to do with formulating the White House’s response to the fatal attacks last year at the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.