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Accept the functions of small and midsized businesses
Cuba's Official Gazette recently published measures announced by President Raúl Castro that delve deeper into the control and organization of private enterprise on the island. Diverse…
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How very mistaken I was
There is no reason, asserts the author, to suspend or postpone the granting of new licenses to rent homes, rooms or spaces because of an imperative "to review the subject" after so many…
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Reggaeton and diplomatic deafness
Since the information being offered on 'Eargate', from both the U.S. and Cuba, is so unclear, it could lead the imagination of many to think of more "realistic" causes, such as this...
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Hanging by the thread of dependence abroad
"I think we have to look for a formula for the State not to pay for imported food what it can buy from its own farmers," says Eduardo Martínez, a peasant in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. "How…
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Trump’s immigration proposal is racist to the core
The Trump administration’s new immigration proposal aims at maintaining the demographic predominance and cultural/linguistic monopoly of the fictitious “Anglo-Saxon” race. These new…
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This drought of ours
The acute drought afflicting the island and its population is not news. But perhaps the real dimension of the problem has not been explained publicly to make people aware of the…
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Give Trump credit for creating the worst, yet most successful, reality show of all time
The U.S. has become the equivalent of one of those Spanish language telenovelas, with a mix of Kerry Washington’s Amanda Pope in the TV series “Scandal,” and just a touch of the 1980s…
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The harvests are ready, but lost
Public funds devote no less than $1 billion a year to the importation of food; consequently, the national production of food is a priority. It is one of the many reasons the concern…
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To serve and protect
The reasons why cops kill without justification and get away with it are complex: institutional, racial, economic and more. But the factor least considered and probably most important…
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The rape of Miami by Loria and Samson
Rape is a heinous crime. It should never be tolerated. And yet, a group of Miami community “leaders” are allowing the owners of the Miami Marlins to get away with it. There are also…
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