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Lessons from a bad decision at a troubled time
The reports that have circulated in recent weeks about the situation of private restaurants ("paladares") in Havana have raised concerns about the government's commitment to the…
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Trump’s win: The reasons for unreason
Trump’s ascent are not explained by his mental health, but in the fertile soil in which the seeds of his simplistic, triumphalist ideology were planted. His win can also be attributed…
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What? Trump?!!
Was it an enraged white America reacting to eight years of a black president? Is racism still that prevalent in this country? Americans want change in their politics and they are not…
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Rocky road ahead for Cuba’s monetary unification
The long-awaited Day Zero for monetary unification and exchange policy in Cuba is becoming increasingly imprecise on the calendar. Experts predict that, for the next five years,…
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Trump’s teflon in the crucible
Trump still hasn’t shot anyone, but he has done everything short of it. Still, a few days before the election, the political oracles give him a chance of winning. Thus, the essence of…
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Havana airport will be refurbished French-style
With work expected to begin soon and moving forward into the future, José Martí International Airport in Havana will be renovated, expanded and managed by French companies thanks in…
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How to rig an election
With Amendment 1, the people at FPL thought they had a sure-fire formula for rigging the election: play with words to fool voters into thinking they are voting in favor of one thing,…
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Obama, the U.S. vote at the U.N., and the blockade
We are at an unprecedented moment in the relations between Cuba and the U.S., a time when it's important to appreciate the triumph of a "culture of resistance" that now has to find…
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Home Internet: A ‘pilot’ test
About 2,000 residents of the Plaza Vieja and Catedral Peoples Councils, both in the Historic Center of Old Havana, will be chosen for the initial test of Internet service to homes. The…
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Obama’s executive order upholds meddlesome attitude of U.S. toward Cuba
Although the new directives state that there is no intention to promote a "regime change" in Cuba, it sets out the objectives that the U.S. pursues in the current relationship, taking…
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