Anti-fascists

The program sponsored by the Catholic church aims to teach Cuban students how to start and market their own businesses in the new Cuban economy.

Devin Browne of the Fronteras desk at station KJZZ reports on the growing number of Mexican children raised in the US who have gone back to Mexico. They’re the children of migrants, and they’re struggling with the Spanish language and Mexican culture.

Fidel Castro made his first public appearance in five years as his brother Raul was made head of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with professor Andy Gomez of the University of Miami about the significance of the announcement.

It’s been two years since Raul Castro took the reins of power in Cuba from his ailing brother Fidel. In that time, Raul has instituted a number of startling economic reforms, which Washington dismisses as ‘cosmetic.’ But what’s the real deal behind Cuban reform? And how much power does Fidel Castro still wield?