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Fidel: A man with the courage to try to change the world
Fidel Castro has staked his place in Cuban history. One hundred years, two hundred years forward, his name will hold a special and lofty place. Fidel’s name will go down as one of the…
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Nine days of mourning in Cuba
The Organizing Committee for the funeral of Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro announced that the country will remain in national mourning for nine days because of the death of…
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Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution, is dead
The death of Fidel Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, was announced by his brother and current Cuban president, Raul Castro Ruz, on Cuban television on Friday night, Nov. 25.
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Building is a pain, in more ways than one
Any Cuban can tell hundreds of stories about the art of building. There's a thousand ways to find the space, but no one can avoid the need to -- at the very least -- recover a wall,…
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Prejudice empowered: The nightmare begins
It didn’t take long for the hate and division incited and enabled by Donald Trump’s campaign to rear its ugly head. In the wake of the Republican candidate’s victory, numerous…
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Goodbye, American neoliberalism. A new neo-fascist era is here.
The neoliberal era in the United States ended with a neofascist bang. Donald Trump’s election was enabled by the policies that overlooked the plight of our most vulnerable citizens. We…
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Cuba builds ‘petrohouses’ for disaster victims
Baracoa and Maisí, cities in Cuba's easternmost region that were severely damaged by Hurricane Matthew, will benefit from the construction of housing by Venezuela's Petrocasas system.
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Cuban-Americans and the Trump administration
One of the questions posed by Donald Trump's victory is whether or not he'll continue the policy adopted by Obama toward Cuba, and some have already reprised the quaint idea that that…
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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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Why we need a new Democratic Party
The old Democratic Party has become a giant fundraising machine, too often reflecting the goals and values of the moneyed interests. It has been taken over by Washington-based…
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