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A single currency is not a cure-all
The first phase of the changeover in Cuba's currency unit -- from convertible peso to national peso -- began this month in a Santiago de Cuba store. But monetary unification "will not,…
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Playing for change: Guantanamera
This past week a version of Guantanamera was released where Cuban musicians, led by Carlos Varela and Manuel Galban, and under the direction of Jackson Browne and Mark Johnson, reminded…
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Pot Lady
"You were talking about mari-juana," said a disgruntled lady to a couple of morning radio talk hosts in Miami. The announcers were not advocating its use, much less selling it. They…
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The path is clear; we don’t seem to want to take it
The latest Cuba poll had no major surprises. A not so close analysis shows a path to victory for those who’d like to see a change in U.S.-Cuba policy. One we've known about for some…
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Progress as a political program
Socialism changed humanity as far as humanity could be changed, confronted capitalism and in many aspects forced it to change its course. Today's adversary is not someone who thinks…
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The second act of an unprecedented tragedy
Nobody can predict the outcome -- if there is one -- to the humanitarian crisis created by the exodus of innocents who, against all obstacles, cross the border by themselves, coming…
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Stop calling the Iraq War a ‘mistake’
The former presidential candidate challenges President Obama to tell the American public the truth about the Iraq fiasco. Kucinich insists that more problems were created by military…
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Nostalgia helping to spur loosening of Cuba policy
Tired of waiting for the end of communism in Cuba, more and more Cuban-Americans have concluded that it is time for the United States to allow more engagement with the island they left…
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The historical context of the Cuban Five
Proclaiming that the doctrine of American exceptionalism emerged dramatically alongside U.S. policy toward Cuba, we reproduce the presentation given by historian Jane Franklin during…
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Private enterprise and U.S. policy toward Cuba
A disgruntled state worker is a bigger problem for socialism than an ambitious small businessman, because in the former lies the essence of the system. Therefore, why should small and…
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