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The Miami political machine attacks Beyonce and Jay-Z
By Ed Pilkington
From The Guardian
Shawn Carter could have been any American visitor strolling through the streets of a Caribbean town, dressed in standard-issue tourist fare of…
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Google diddles the right
By Max J. Castro
MIAMI - For Christians, Easter Sunday is supposed to be a day of rejoicing and peace. But this country’s right-wing pseudo-Christian hate machine…
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The paradox of two Cuban women
By Dr. Alberto Jones
From the Alberto Jones blog
FLORIDA - Sometime during the year 2006, CNN executives conceived a project that would be different than everything they had done…
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The rich and famous
By Yadira Escobar
From her blog YadiraEscobar.com
HIALEAH GARDENS – Miami is a city of rightists that owes much of its character to the bourgeoisie that fled from the…
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Marco Rubio: Amnesty flip-flopper
By A.J. Delgado
From Mediaite
As Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) continues to lead the charge towards immigration reform, his stance is certainly curious. Is it driven by a sincere…
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Rubio popularity lagging in Florida
By Adam C. Smith
From the Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA - U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's high-profile positioning for a presidential run in 2016 appears to be doing him no favors back home. Only…
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The curious case of Miami-Dade County
By Steve Schale
From his blog
Back in the spring doldrums of 2008, when a couple of polls showed Barack Obama losing Florida to John McCain by as much as 15 points, I was a fairly…
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A tribute to Francisco Aruca
(What follows is the transcription and translation of Edmundo Garcia’s La Tarde Se Mueve radio show of Monday, March 11, dedicated to the memory of Francisco Gonzalez Aruca.)
A…
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The two faces of Little Havana
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
MIAMI - Over the last couple of years, I have strolled smoking a cigar countless times through Little Havana’s main drag – famous Calle Ocho –…
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College system a big boost to Florida economy
By Joey Flechas
From The Gainesville Sun
FLORIDA - A recent study has found that the Florida College System has a $26.6 billion annual economic impact on Florida's economy.…
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