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Virginia gives Trump, Republicans their comeuppance
Last week, Virginia voters handed Ed Gillespie, the former head of the Republican National Committee, a resounding defeat in the gubernatorial race in that state. It represents an…
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Taking a step back to the future
Marco Rubio, Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Curbelo, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen want to assure that they starve the Cuban people to death. They understand that healthy relations between our two…
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The Cuban economy: Buying abroad
After decades of trying to replace imports, Cuba remains highly dependent on them. Imports provide most of what Cuba needs to stay afloat. The goods brought in by ordinary citizens are…
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The habit of power: Weinstein, Trump, et al.
In the real world of twenty-first century America, the people who are really entitled and who act like they know it are the powerful and rich. This leads many to acquire the habit of…
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Gurriel and the Cuban flag
At the end of the last game of the World Series of baseball, an unexpected act occurred: Astros' player Yulieski Gurriel celebrated his team's victory by draping a Cuban flag around his…
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The weekend news was good, but the Cuban passport is still way too expensive
During the 4th Meeting of Cubans Residing in the U.S., Bruno Rodríguez announced that certain changes had been approved that dealt directly with Cubans who had migrated. His…
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What really drives the opioid epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a real crisis, not a product of public hysteria or media hype. Currently, about 50,000 Americans die each year from overdoses, and there are two million Americans…
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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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