
Aging nomenklatura. At top left: Fidel Castro (83), Raul Castro (77), José Ramón Machado Ventura (78), Esteban Lazo (64); bottom left: Juan Almeida (81), Abelardo Colomé Ibarra (69), Ramiro Valdés (76), Guillermo García Frías (80). Image: La Opinión A Coruña
Via Proceso:
Cuban authorities acknowledge the future of the revolution is in the hands of younger generations. However, the elderly dominate the pinnacle of power. The majority of members of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party – a major instance of power on the island – are septuagenarians.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely
23 January 2010 at 1634 in Commentary by Armando F. Mastrapa 3d
An Intercepted Correspondence, Cairo. Painting by John Frederick Lewis, 1868. (Image: The Economist)
The Economist published an interesting article on the psychology of power where a series of experiments were conducted in an attempt to elicit states of powerfulness and powerlessness in the minds of volunteers.
Read the full article here.
Tags: Lord Acton, power, powerfulness, powerlessness, psychology of power, The Economist