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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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CBO: 14 million would lose health insurance next year under ‘Trumpcare’
According to a Congressional Budget Office projection, 14 million fewer people would have health insurance next year alone. Premiums would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher in the…
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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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They’re baaack! Russian Ladas return to Cuba in streamlined shapes
The Russian car maker AvtoVAZ will deliver 300 of its latest model vehicles to Cuba this year, company president Nikolya Mor announced Friday in Havana. Mor added that his company is…
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Engagement versus estrangement
Congressman James Comer, a first-term Republican from Kentucky, just returned from a five-day trip to Cuba on a fact-finding delegation. His office released a statement about the trip:…
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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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The emigrants
Letter written in 1905 by Friedrich Trump, Donald Trump’s grandfather, to Luitpold, prince regent of Bavaria. Trump had been ordered to leave Bavaria for failing to complete mandatory…
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