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Rubio, Trump accused of criminal obstruction for sanctioning ICC judges
Human rights defenders on Friday accused U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio of criminal obstruction after Rubio announced sanctions targeting four…
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When democracies choose to die
In 1814, John Adams issued a warning that sounds today like the tolling of a distant but familiar bell: “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There…
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51,000 will die yearly if Trump budget passes
An analysis released Tuesday by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale estimates that more than 51,000 additional people across the United States would die unnecessarily…
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Rolando Lozano: A great Cuban musician passed away
Rolando Lozano (1931-2025) began his professional career in Cuba in the late 1940s and early 1950s as flutist in the Cuban Orquesta Aragón. In 1957 Lozano moved first to Chicago, and…
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‘Devastating’ impacts of ending migrant protections
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (May 30) cleared the way for the Trump administration to end, for now, legal protections for more than 500,000 Haitian, Cuban, Nicaraguan, and…
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The dilemma of Florida’s Cuban-American members of Congress
With seven representatives and one senator in the United States Congress, the Cuban-origin community is the proportionally best-represented ethnic minority in that legislative body,…
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CBO: Transference of wealth from the poor to the rich
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the Republican legislation speeding through the U.S. House of Representatives would cut household resources for the bottom…
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Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits
Lately, the headlines have been clear: President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with the courts. If he ignores their rulings, the courts have few tools and limited power to make…
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What it means to be a citizen of the United States
In the United States, the word “citizen” carries a weight that goes beyond legal status. It evokes the right to vote, the expectation of justice, the duty to serve, and the sense of…
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Trump to Rs: ‘Don’t fuck around with Medicaid.’ He should read the bill
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly used a closed-door meeting with House Republicans Tuesday to instruct them not to "fuck around with Medicaid" as the party rushes ahead with…
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