Noticias

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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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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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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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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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 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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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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In his State of the Union address President Obama made it two years in a row that he urged Congress to take down what presidents dating back to Eisenhower had built up. He asked them to…
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The U.S. presidential primary race is getting interesting — perhaps more interesting than it has been for the past 80 years or so. I’m talking about the Democratic primary, although the…
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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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