Caribbean
Pragmatic Raúl, Irrational Fidel: Media Distortions on Cuba
Mar 5 2008Aviva Chomsky
Reflecting on Cuba’s Fidel Castro stepping down from power in February, U.S. newspapers relied on several worn-out themes and stereotypes that disparage Castro, gloss over U.S. aggression against Cuba, and idealize capitalism.
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