Cuba: July 26 · Global Voices
Janine Mendes-Franco

Raul Castro is scheduled to address his fellow Cubans this weekend and speculation is rife about what he might say.  Child of the Revolution: “I hope Castro II announces for instance, that free and fair multi-party elections will be held in Cuba within the next 12 months.” Generation Y: “The time for promises, and for magical solutions to overcome our underdevelopment, is definitely behind us.  The political discourse, without a doubt, has begun its descent. ”