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‘I charge a lot because I pay a lot’
The problems of farming and the high prices of food in Cuba are summarized in those words by a greengrocer who, though he sells directly to the consumer, refuses to lower his prices.
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Love, a few clicks away
Unrequited romances, renunciations, spectacular re-encounters marked by the desire -- or the need -- to leave Cuba. When the youth of a country bases almost all of their projects…
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Dying for dollars
There is almost no end to the adjectives that could be used to describe the January 13 death in Miami of thirty-eight-year old Maria Huaman. Untimely. Tragic. Unnecessary.…
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The Cuban economy in 2015
The economic data for the end of 2015 -- scant as they were -- left a bittersweet taste in Cubans' mouths. There was a mixture of good and not-so-good news.
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This millennial might be the new Einstein
A first-generation Cuban-American born and bred in the suburbs of Chicago is exploring some of the most challenging and complex issues in physics, much as Stephen Hawking and Albert…
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It may end up being the neo-fascist clown against an old socialist in the race for president
At this time last year political pundits had practically crowned Jeb Bush the Republican nominee, but it's turned out to be an unusual year. Then there's the matter of the Hillary race…
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The crash of 2016
Why will it crash? The cannibalistic nature of the GOP nomination process is only one, and not necessarily the main, reason. The increasingly nasty infighting won’t help come November,…
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Sanders, a socialist, seeks to rescue the U.S. from ‘the billionaire class’
Could a socialist make his way into the White House? Until very recently, it didn't occur to anyone to ask that question and the possibility wasn't even contemplated among the dreams of…
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Cuba and the United States facing 2016
This will be an election year in the United States and every political act will be seen through the prism of electoral convenience. The topic of Cuba does not escape this conditioning,…
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Guns and the politics of the possible
President Barack Obama is proposing a plan aimed at reducing the huge toll gun violence wreaks in this society. Mad as hell and ready to fight are many including the NRA and Republican…
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