They already run the US.

castros. after cubans have some freedoms they are currently denied, who knows what kind of group will control the island.

hopefully it will not be a sociopathic killer like Che.

Hopefully, s/he will not be able to roll back the education and healthcare systems established over the last 50 years. --- Things the Cuban people did not have the last time capitalism ruled the island.

I wonder what country was doing that?

His casinos will be a big part of the new Cuba

too much.

And continue to sell them at a profit to bourgeois teenagers.

They are under the impression they can walk in and reclaim their land. They will cause all sorts of problems and be amazed at the progress but their spite will eventually let them regain control.

and for graphical impact, up popped on the screen multiple corporate logos of those who were all eager to get things rolling.

Short answer, number 4.

Say what one might about Fidel but at least he was able to hold off for several decades the inevitable and sickening sweep of toxic pathology the "modern" world represents.

With a taste for old school toxic pathologies.

If they weren't going to make big bucks off this, it wouldn't have happened.

that are unique and very admirable.

It's not about them being poor, it's more about the admiration one feels with how much they've done and how generous they are with little, as in, they have a lot.

This kind of article is meant to be sarcastic about foreigners who have a surprising and meaningful experience in Cuba. A human experience.

Age: 52.

Appearance: Headmaster on inspection day.

Full name: Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez.

Occupation: The next president of Cuba.

Never heard of him. When was he elected? He wasn't. Raul Castro was.

So Raul Castro is the next Cuban president. He was already president, and on his re-election he announced that his second term would be his last.

And then, presumably, they will hold another election. In Cuba the president is elected by the National Assembly, and Castro has tipped Diaz-Canel as his successor.

What's his job now? He's just been appointed to the number-two spot – first vice-president of the Council of State.

MOre..
http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/feb/25/miguel-diaz-canel-next-president-cuba

I buy into some of their need to control the electoral process. A small part anyway. That's because when Nicaragua had open elections after the Sandinistas won - the US completely subverted the process with money to their candidates.

What freaked me out watching Cuban TV and how the heads of the party are elected is how old they are - 80s is common - soldiers who fought with Fidel - and how they'd all get the same amount of votes 650 652 653 .. so it looked ridiculous! But they have their own history, their own ways.

In LOTS of ways I felt freer in Cuba than anywhere, things are far from being controlled or repressive, it's more like a free for all!

A fifth international, if you were, they'd be more likely to go for someone new and exciting like Eliecer Avila.

The old guard will be quickly swept away.

improper and reckless trading practices.

Opposition and dissent is suppressed by government force in Cuba, so stop the silly propaganda game.

(fingers crossed)

Trade with the USA has not done wonders for human rights in e.g. Saudi Arabia.

But sometimes dictatorships do fall, so here's hoping...

far more motivating, i.e. South Africa. The problem with Saudi Arabia is we've needed them too much and they have a commodity that will easily find other markets.

You'll see

are what liberals have supported for decades. Of course, ending the trade embargo still has to get through a republican congress so don't hold your breath.

In 20 years? Corporations...and BFEE.

A lot of folks seem to think that the lives of Cubans will be getting much worse.

There is hope. Since lifting the trade embargo requires congressional action and congress is controlled by republicans, perhaps this 'liberal' policy will not be changed.

just like now and going back many years

Their problem is we are starting to figure it out. Our problem is there's nothing we can do about it.