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Marco Rubio, the shape-shifter
How many versions of Marco Rubio are there?
That question has lingered for years, but it feels newly urgent as Rubio ascends to the heights of American power. Once marketed as a…
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Havana Docks and the long shadow of Cuba’s confiscations
The Supreme Court's May 21, 2026, decision in Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises will likely be remembered as one of the more consequential property rulings of recent years —…
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The US’s role in the tragedy of Brothers to the Rescue
The 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft flown by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR) has often been viewed in stark moral terms: the Cuban government destroying unarmed planes and killing…
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The ‘bosses’ from Miami
In the 1960s, the CIA used to refer to its best Cuban agents as “golden boys.” They were, for the most part, young men from good families, educated in elite private schools, with time…
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Cuban doctors: They serve where others will not
This Progreso Weekly editorial was inspired by an article by Kenneth Mohammed published in The Guardian.
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There is a moral principle repeated endlessly across cultures: “Love thy…
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What the United States wants, and can and cannot do, with Cuba
The U.S. desire to take over Cuba dates back to the country's beginnings. As early as 1805, Thomas Jefferson, one of the so-called “Founding Fathers” of the United States, called Cuba…
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Trump and Netanyahu: Two madmen playing God
Here is Donald Trump’s Easter message to the world:
Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the…
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War, drones, and dollars: South Florida’s stake in Trump’s presidency for profit
In South Florida, the clash of politics and money is nothing new. But what is happening now under Donald Trump is different from the usual. It's turning the presidency into a source of…
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‘Greater North America’: A geopolitical blueprint for US imperial hegemony
Alarm mounted Monday over the Trump administration’s “Greater North America” plan, a geopolitical blueprint for US imperial hegemony from Greenland to Guyana that’s drawing comparisons…
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The cost of invading Cuba: A ‘War of the Entire People’
The U.S. military is not rehearsing for an invasion of Cuba or actively preparing to militarily take over the island, Francis Donovan, head of the U.S. Southern Command, told…
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