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Manufacturing consent for war against Cubans
These days, most of Havana’s streets are fairly empty of cars, but full of people walking or riding bicycles, electric bikes, electric “tricycles,” or scooters. Trash has piled up on…
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The foolishness of U.S. policy toward Cuba
History often repeats itself—not because lessons are missing, but because policymakers frequently choose to ignore them. In The March of Folly, historian Barbara Tuchman detailed how…
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‘Saving the lives of babies is a crime?’
The antiwar group CodePink says it has yet to be served with any subpoenas after it was reported over the weekend that the Trump administration has opened an investigation into a recent…
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Trying to return the US to the 19th century
On December 18 1865, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, Republican from Pennsylvania, during debate on how to treat the traitorous Confederate states and on support for newly freed people…
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‘Biggest wealth divide in modern history’
Multiple polls and surveys released in recent days have shown US consumer sentiment cratering—and all the while, the US stock market keeps hitting record highs.
The Kobeissi Letter, a…
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Havana Docks and the long shadow of Cuba’s confiscations
The Supreme Court's May 21, 2026, decision in Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises will likely be remembered as one of the more consequential property rulings of recent years —…
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Raúl Castro’s indictment: Justice or regime change?
Violence — including terrorism — against Cuba has long been tolerated in Washington; Cuba's response to it has not. That double standard is once again fully evident as the Trump…
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The US’s role in the tragedy of Brothers to the Rescue
The 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft flown by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR) has often been viewed in stark moral terms: the Cuban government destroying unarmed planes and killing…
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$67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger bad for consumers
(Editor's Note: NextEra Energy owns Florida Power & Light (FPL). Over the past 5 years, FPL residential bills have climbed by roughly 45%. This equates to customers paying upwards…
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Claims of Cuban plans for drone attacks denounced as ‘ludicrous pretext’ for war
Cuban officials said the Trump administration is making “increasingly implausible accusations” against the country as it pushes to justify, “without any excuse, a military attack…
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