Pulitzer Center grantee Tracey Eaton highlights recent interviews with Cuba experts, including an economist and a former security agent, and the posting of the 100th video to his Cuba Money Project.
Cuba: The Battle for Hearts and Minds
Laura Pollán, an outspoken Cuban opposition leader, died Oct. 14. Pulitzer Center grantee Tracey Eaton was among the last to interview the activist.
Pulitzer Grantee Tracey Eaton interviewed Las Damas de Blanco leader Laura Pollán about her commitment to fighting for democratic reform in Cuba.
Pulitzer Center grantee Tracey Eaton talks with Nelson Rubio on the Miami radio program Actualidad 1020 AM about a new text messaging campaign in Cuba.
Tracey Eaton's Cuba Money Project investigates the effectiveness of USAID funding for democratic programs in Cuba. His reporting has stoked a lively debate in the blogosphere.
The U.S. government recently released details of a $21 million grant for increasing Cuban citizens' Internet use, freedom of expression, and access to neighborhood community groups.
Capitol Hill critics say U.S. AID ill-suited for the job.
U.S.-backed democracy programs in Cuba are improved and operating, advocates say, despite delays and setbacks.
U.S. aid is controversial in Cuba, where authorities see the programs as an attempt at regime change. As proof, they cite the case of Alan Gross, a development worker who was detained in Cuba one year ago and accused of distributing illegal satellite communication gear.
U.S. government pro-democracy programs in Cuba are facing antagonism from authorities who see the programs as an attempt at regime change.
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Tracey Eaton is a freelance writer and photographer based in Florida. He was the Havana bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News from 2000 to early 2005. He is one of only a few Americans...