Why US claims of Venezuelan ‘cooperation’ are null and void
In the aftermath of the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US forces in early 2026, the Trump administration has repeatedly…
January 29 - February 4, 2026
Opinion Articles
Are there fundamental changes occurring within Miami’s Cuban electorate?
For more than half a century, Cuban American politics in Miami has centered on a single word: communism.
It has shaped elections, defined loyalties,…
Who is David Rivera? And why does he always get away with it?
We thought we were rid of him. But like a cockroach that feigns death, he merely vanished into the shadows—only to reemerge, laughing all the way to…
Cuba 2026: An economy under siege, a nation still standing
Cuba’s predicament is not simply the result of economic mismanagement; it is the cumulative result of sustained external coercion.
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Cuba
Cuba has heard this before — and it still stands
Long before Fidel Castro, before socialism, even before the United States itself emerged as a world power, Cuba sat squarely in the crosshairs of U.S. ambition.
Cuba vows to defend itself against Trump to ‘the last drop of blood’
“Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do,” said Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat from President Trump.
Cuba in 2025: Resilience amid crisis — a year in review
The year exposed enduring economic fragility, widespread energy and food challenges, and external pressures that complicate recovery.
Cuban homes and hurricanes
Lessons learned from other hurricanes regarding the impact on homes could be applied to the aftermath of Melissa.
The Alejandro Gil case: The fall of Cuba’s finance czar
Gil was once Cuba’s public face of economic reform, a deputy prime minister, and the architect of a significant 2021 monetary overhaul.
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¿Qué es el Trumpismo?
Un artículo reciente de Stacie Goddard y Abraham Newman, Further Back to the Future (Más atrás en el futuro), merece ser más conocido y constituye una…
El hábito militar de un billón de dólares de Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos gasta más en su ejército que cualquier otro país del planeta… y con margen de sobra. De hecho, gasta más que los siguientes nueve…
La peligrosa narrativa de Rubio sobre Venezuela es un insulto a la democracia — y al mundo
Marco Rubio compareció esta semana ante el Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado con argumentos pulidos, serenidad ensayada y un mensaje…
Derrotar el fascismo de Trump va a requerir de ti y de mí — de todos nosotros
Por Chuck Idelson / Common Dreams
“La frontera entre la democracia y el autoritarismo es la menos protegida del mundo.”
Ivan Krastev, presidente…
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