Can Cuba survive commercial culture?
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The opening of the embassies in Cuba and the US is a symbolic move in the normalization of relations between the two countries, but what will the real effects of that normalization be on the political, economic and environmental landscapes.
It's already started: Carnival Cruise lines has started "Social Impact" cruises to the island. Are we just opening the floodgates to allow American commercialism and capitalism to seep into Cuba? What does that mean for the communist party/ movement there?
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