As Hugo Chavez’s health deteriorates, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo speculates on how Cuba and its citizens would survive without Venezuelan subsidies.
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As Hugo Chavez’s health deteriorates, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo speculates on how Cuba and its citizens would survive without Venezuelan subsidies.
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This week: the case against Aaron Swartz, Somalia’s dangerous reputation for journalists, and Beijing’s propaganda workers to start microblogs.
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In this interview, Natasha Wimmer talks about becoming a translator, learning about Bolaño, and the United States’ relationship with literature in translation.
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Tienchi Martin-Liao profiles Yuan Tengfei, a history professor who has become famous in China for his lectures criticizing the Chinese government.
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In part one of a series on freedom in society, Israel Centeno uses Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World to dissect liberal dystopias and a future without freedom.
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In an interview with a Chinese translator, several issues are discussed concerning the effect of Chinese censorship on the public.
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This week: Tibetan writer Tsering Woser talks about her detention, the censorship protest in China comes to a close, and the future of music in Mali.
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Vijay Nair profiles Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan whose works deal with subjects like the patriarchal mindset of Indians, women’s rights, and fundamentalism.
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Khet Mar profiles Burmese writer Nu Nu Yi who faced heavy censorship of her work. Despite Burma ending pre-censorship, Nu Nu still struggles with its effects.
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