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By Manuel Alberto Ramy and Aurelio Pedroso HAVANA – Between the two news items we posted last night (the first at 9:05 p.m., the second at 11:18 p.m.) reporting on the blackout that…
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By Saul Landau We survived eight years under George W. Bush, albeit seriously wounded by his two wars and a destroyed economy that resulted from his martial efforts. This year we…
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By Bill Press Starting with Jerry Brown in 1976, I've been to nine Democratic conventions and seven Republican conventions. And, for better or worse, there are some convention…
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By Aurelio Pedroso and Manuel Alberto Ramy HAVANA – On Tuesday, the daily Granma devoted almost three quarters of one of its eight pages to a cursory explanation of “The New…
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(To my constant friends) By Esteban Morales HAVANA – When in 2010 I wrote about corruption and what happened to me became general knowledge, it was inevitable that many people…
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Water in a basket Cuban television (Made in USA) Well-packaged garbage is still garbage By Dalia Céspedes HAVANA – In the red corner, Tom and Jerry! In the blue corner, Elpidio…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy HAVANA – Last Thursday, Aug. 30, Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz welcomed Fernando Pimentel, Brazil’s Minister for Development, Industry and Foreign…
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By Sarah Stephens From Politico President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia this week announced that negotiations will soon begin between Colombia and its principal enemy, the…
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By Max J. Castro There is no getting around the fact that Paul Ryan delivered a sparkling performance at the Republican National Convention last week and that his presence on the…
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Al’s Loupe A perfectly clear choice By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com The Obama presidency has let us down. He has not delivered on so many promises made during…
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