Letter from the editor.In this issue, Upfront focuses on Cuba, and the long, difficult relationship the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has had with Fidel Castro Noun 1. Fidel Castro - Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz since 1959. Our first article is about the dangers Cubans face in fleeing to Florida, where U.S. authorities try to intercept intercept in mathematical terms the points at which a curve cuts the two axes of a graph. them before they reach land; then, "Times Past" goes back to the Bay of Pigs invasion Bay of Pigs Invasion, 1961, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government. On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) on the south coast of Cuba. , 45 years ago next month. In "When Democracy Gets Messy," we look at President Bush's policy of promoting democracy abroad--and what happens when elections produce results that conflict with American interests. Back on the home front, we examine the troubles of the U.S. auto industry in the face of increased foreign competition, and how those changes affect Detroit (the industry's traditional hub), auto workers, and the economy as a whole. |
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