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The Cuban economy in the first half of 2017
Reports from the first-semester meeting of the National Assembly of the People's Power say that the Gross National Product rose by 1.1 percent in the first semester. Coincidentally,…
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Debate is a good practice
To debate aspects of the Cuban reality is extremely important these days, but it would be healthier if this encounter of different postures were broader and if these opinions were…
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Republican health care “reform” sinks like a stone
The latest poll, by USA Today and Suffolk University, found only 12 percent of Americans support the Republican health care bill. This confirms what other recent polls have shown: the…
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To understand Donald Trump
Donald Trump came to the presidency while opposed by the leaders of his own party, without the support of the main economic groups, under attack by the mainstream media, and despite the…
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Crony capitalism in Florida—and beyond
Privatization has gone wild in Florida. Governing the state basically has been turned over to business. The clearest proof is that this year Florida will contract out to business more…
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Cuba upsets Russia in Under-21 volleyball tourney; will face Poland in final
The Cuban men's volleyball team defeated the Russian team, 3 sets to 1, in a semifinal of the World Youth Championship played Saturday in Brno, Czech Republic. The Russians, who had won…
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Rubio, Diaz-Balart and Curbelo: Faustian enablers of ‘Anything but Obamacare’
The three Cuban American members of Congress from south Florida have made a deal with the devil to get rid of Obamacare in favor of a bill that the Congressional Budget Office has…
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When Silicon Valley arrives in Cuba
Cubans are not always bothered by the fact that they are using "cracked" software. They know that anywhere else in the world that would be illegal, but here in Cuba the procedure is…
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The fire this time…
London's Grenfell Tower is a perfect microcosm, an apt metaphor for a whole “philosophy” that in this country has been gaining predominance for decades, culminating with Donald Trump:…
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Trump does Miami
The majority of Cubans in Miami no longer support a hardline policy toward Cuba, which is probably why Trump didn’t reinstate the whole Cuba package of the Bush years. But, as long as…
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