Life in Cuba
Background: A decade after the Soviet Union's collapse, Cuba's communist system has seen some market-style reforms. (7/01)

1995-2001: Years of Tension
Timeline: A look at recent events in U.S.-Cuba relations,
from the Pope's travels in Cuba to Elian Gonzalez. (7/01)

Fidel Castro Interview
In 1985, Robert MacNeil conducted the first major American television interview with the Cuban leader in six years. (2/85)
Part I: Relations with the U.S. And Soviet Union.
Part II: Human rights, political prisoners and dissent.
Part III: Revolutions in Latin America.

Capitalism in Cuba
Paul Solman reports from Cuba on the growing role of capitalism in the country's socialist system. Original broadcast: July 17, 2001 (5/13/02)

Cuban Missile Crisis
Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara
responds to viewer questions about the Kennedy-era
crisis with Cuba. (3/01)

Blaming the Blockade
Paul Solman reports from Cuba on the effect of the U.S. embargo (7/18/01)

Helms-Burton Act
Update: President Bush waives the lawsuit provision of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act. (7/17/01)
Background: The controversial legislation could punish foreign companies operating in Cuba.

U.S. Companies Make Millions in Business Trade Show
Update: Nearly 300 U.S. businesses, farmers and lawmakers from key farm states visited Cuba over the weekend for the first U.S. trade show on the Caribbean island in four decades, racking up sales of at least $66 million in cash. (10/1/02)

President Bush Sets Tough Conditions to Lift Embargo
RealAudio: President Bush said Monday the U.S. would not end the forty-year trade embargo against Cuba unless the Carribean nation accepted new U.S. demands that it be "committed to real reform" to create a "new government that is fully democratic.

The president's refusal to drop the embargo comes just days after former president Jimmy Carter made a historic visit to the Caribbean nation and called for the U.S. to ease its trade sanctions. (5/20/02)

Man of the World
RealAudio: As former President Jimmy Carter ends his trip to Cuba, our panel of historians assesses his post-White House work. (5/17/02)

Former President Carter Addresses Cuban People
Update: In a speech broadcast live to the Cuban people, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter called on Fidel Castro to allow a referendum that would usher in political reforms and criticized the socialist system for denying basic freedoms.

Speaking in Spanish, Carter also called on the United States to lift a four-decade trade embargo on Cuba and ease travel restrictions.

English Text or Spanish Text: President Carter calls for reform in a speech broadcast live to the Cuban people. (5/15/02)

Two members of Congress and two Cuban activists debate the former president's trip and what may be ahead for U.S.-Cuban relations. (5/15/02)