Castro

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.

Small beauty salons are being privatized in Cuba. Fidel Castro nationalized all small businesses in 1968 and now his younger brother, Raul Castro, is trying to modernize the system without jumping to full scale capitalism.

Under new president Raúl Castro, Cuba is changing in small but ideologically-significant ways.

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?

Cuban president Raul Castro has talked about reform since taking over from his brother Fidel in 2006. But a new report from Human Rights Watch found things are not improving as much as originally thought. Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Nik Steinberg.