And Bernie Sanders has praised how Castro initiated literacy programs.
I never understand all this talk about economic problems in Cuba. If communism is supposed to be such a superior system of organizing your economy and society, why would Cuba have any economic or social problems?
The point of the article is how little media coverage there is of Cuba’s economic pain.
Why?
Because the media and others do not want to dispel the illusion that communism works in Cuba. They have spent years praising Cuba’s healthcare system and government. They cannot afford to let all those mind-washed college students suddenly see the brutality of communism in real life.