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The balance, in hard currency, of the Cuban emigration
Remittances are a phenomenon that has existed since the 19th Century with the increase in migratory trends. In the same way that emigration provides the receptor nations with a labor…
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A party for plutocrats
The Republicans are throwing a ball for billionaires and calling it tax reform. The GOP tax proposal, which among other things, cuts corporate taxes deeply and eliminates the estate…
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Cuba seeks to move closer to its emigrants
The author's address to the Fourth International Coloquy of Latinos in the United States, held at Casa de las Américas in Havana. Mr. Gómez is the former president of the Cuban-American…
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Donald Trump vs. Donald Trump
An egocentric, ignorant, crude and quarrelsome man, Trump is an enemy-producing machine. Incapable of dealing with any human being who doesn't worship him and obey the wildest of his…
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The idiot box
It must be awfully difficult for U.S. editors to fact check stories they receive about Cuba, given that their own knowledge of the country is so slim. It might also be too much bother…
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Trumped up: The case for rolling back Obama’s Cuba thaw
The latest news about the sonic attack consists of a recording of the alleged sound obtained by the AP. Social media types listened to the sound over and over and died—laughing. One…
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Vintage Trump, the world’s biggest bully
Prejudice and an alien-like absence of empathy is part of Trump’s DNA. A case in point is Trump’s reaction to the devastation wrought by hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Far from showing…
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To grow old in Cuba, preserve your wings
In their effort to stay alive, Cubans are not aware of their exposure to early aging and of the speed with which this country will age, with all its implications: a decrease in…
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Cuba blames the United States for the current and future deterioration of bilateral relations
The Cuban authorities issued an official statement read by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, during which for 15 minutes he explained in detail the current controversy between…
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The lie of the sonic attacks
It is unremarkable to see U.S. diplomats jogging along the Malecón, dining at the best restaurants or bathing on the shore. They have never feared being killed or kidnapped, as happens…
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