Here's Nat Hentoff on human rights issues in today's Cuba, where 1984 is a banned book: http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0351/hentoff.php http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0352/hentoff.php http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0401/hentoff.php http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0402/hentoff.php d.