What Will the New Cuba Look Like?

An Island Where Capitalism, Chinese-Style Repression, and More Castros Converge

Where did the Cuban Revolution succeed, and where did it fail? How will Cuba change as the country enters a new era of rapprochement with the United States? What is Cuba today—and what will it look like in 10 years? Will an open Cuba model itself after Poland and the Czech Republic, Russia, or China and Vietnam? Associated Press Latin American and Caribbean editor Marjorie Miller asked these questions to open a “Thinking L.A.” event co-presented by UCLA and Zócalo.

Turning to economist Rafael Betancourt in front of a full-house crowd …

by Sarah Rothbard | March 4, 2015

NASA Is About to Open a 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Time Capsule

What Scientists Hope to Find When the Dawn Spacecraft Begins Exploring the Dwarf Planet Ceres

by Marc Rayman | March 4, 2015

I have been in love since the age of 4. The object of my lifelong passion is the universe, which I first recognized when a meteor streaked through the sky …

I Was on the Front Line of L.A.’s Last Measles Outbreak

Why Doesn’t Anyone Remember the 12,000 People Who Got Sick, or the 600,000 Vaccine Doses We Gave Out 25 Years Ago?

by Kenn K. Fujioka | March 3, 2015

When it comes to diseases, we never seem to worry until they capture the attention of the media or affect us personally. Today, as new cases of measles turn up …

Without Art Laboe, I’m So Lonely I Could Cry

The Icon Who Coined ‘Oldies but Goodies’ Is No Longer on L.A.’s Airwaves

by Adam Vine | March 2, 2015

The town I live in is lonely. So lonely I could cry. So goes the refrain from one of Thee Midniters’ hits, and such is the feeling in my heart …

Will Cuba Go From Enemy to Frenemy?

What the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations Means for the U.S. and Our Island Neighbor

February 28, 2015

Just this past week, historic talks were held in Washington with the goal of inching closer to a goal that, for decades, has been unimaginable: restored diplomatic relations between the …

When Will Hollywood Figure Out That Diversity Sells?

The Most Successful Movies and TV Shows Reflect America’s Demographics, But Executives, Writers, and Directors Are Still Catching On

by Sarah Rothbard | February 26, 2015

Just a few days after an Academy Awards ceremony that host Neil Patrick Harris joked honored “Hollywood’s best and whitest,” entertainment insiders at a “Thinking L.A.” event co-presented by Zócalo, …

Cuba Libre?

Four Experts Weigh In on Cuba's Future Ten Years From Now

Can American Jews Be White Nationalists?

White House Adviser Stephen Miller Is a Spokesman for Groups That Wouldn't Have Him as a Member

It’s a Great Escape–Unless You Can’t Leave

Cuba’s History and the American Imagination

When Did Cuba Stop Being Sexy?

The U.S.-Cuba Saga Feels Like an Aging Soap Opera. Here’s Hoping President Obama’s Handshake With Raúl Castro Shakes Things Up.

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