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Obamacare survives; Trump whines; Republicans bleed
Last week President Donald Trump tried to bully recalcitrant members of his own party into approving a bill that would repeal Obamacare and replace it with almost nothing. It didn’t…
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Eight years of Republican bluster and bluff fail to undo Obamacare
Eight years. That’s the amount of time Republicans had to come up with a better plan to replace the one President Barack Obama presented and passed. Instead, the Affordable Health Care…
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An editorial: Free health services
The conclusion, and what we've all learned during decades in Cuba, is that free health care and education are a right, not a privilege. It's a matter for the government, which quite…
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A sociopath in the White House
One thing that can be said about our current commander-in-chief is that he rarely listens. Not to anyone, or almost. Can such a person love his nation, his fellow citizens, the people…
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The two sides of the coin
When I read the news that the Republicans have a plan that will result in 52 million Americans losing their health insurance by 2026, I was struck by panic. Old age is inevitable;…
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Cuba’s small businesses are hampered by rules
For any self-employed entrepreneur in Cuba today, anything involving financing, supplies and taxes is a major headache that includes restrictions on access to loans, the absence of a…
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Killing the dream—twice
The current crusade—by a lily-white Trump administration and a nearly as uniformly white Republican Congress—to eradicate the political legacy and besmirch the persona of the nation’s…
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Poor Little Marco
The junior senator from Florida is in a bind these days. Nobody seems to want him — in their office buildings. We’re already at two — offices in Tampa and Jacksonville — who have told…
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Entrepreneurship, between aspiring and being
On Oct. 13, 2010, self-employed entrepreneurship resurged in Cuba. For the first time ever, the nation's top leaders advocated its expansion with wide-ranging measures. However, the…
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‘Trumpfoolery,’ or the art of the lie
Donald Trump has uttered such a constant torrent of lies, distortions, and false promises that a weighty book already could be assembled describing them and debunking them. The lies…
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