Cuba
Cubans worry about inflation explosion after government austerity measures
Cuban government officials announced a new package of austerity measures, which includes massive hikes for transportation fares, as well as fuel, electricity and natural gas, and further restrictions on businesses. The new plan will go into effect on Feb. 1.
Raperos Delight
In Cuba, the communist regime has set up the Cuban Rap Agency — which is exactly what it sounds like. The state chooses which hip hop musicians become stars and pays their salaries. Shana Bromberg met up with one certified Cuban rap producer at his studio outside Havana, where he discussed the strangely familiar plight […]
