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Official Cuban reaction to U.S. moves is restrained satisfaction
The U.S. action to ease the embargo against Cuba points Washington "on the right road," says a report Wednesday in the daily Granma, official organ of the Cuban Communist Party.
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U.S. makes drastic changes in Cuba-related financing, exports and travel
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new amendments that further…
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Foul water, dark money
The water that comes from the faucets of Flint is foul. It is both a consequence and a symptom of a whole matrix of economic, political and ideological changes that have been taking…
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Bernie Sanders is most qualified to lead a political system we SHOULD have
Hillary's the most qualified candidate for president of the political system we now have. Sanders is the most qualified candidate to create the political system we should have, because…
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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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Venezuela: A change in the scenario
Two developments stand out from the events of last week in Venezuela: the release of official economic data after a year of a statistical blackout, and the smooth presentation of the…
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Big business rules (and prospers) while the little guy suffers
In an age of climate change deniers, corporate welfare facilitating government riches for the one-percenters while our taxes are raised to pay for them, and lobbyists that assure the…
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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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