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Cuba and our good name
What exactly is Trump's Cuba policy today? Are his administration's incremental reversals of previous U.S.-Cuba policy all we shall see, or will there be more, and more substantial,…
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Defiant Bob Menendez has tough first day in court
With his son and daughter on each of his sides a defiant Bob Menendez stood before reporters outside the Newark, NJ, courthouse where he will be tried, along with wealthy south Florida…
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Google, Trump and the arrogance of power
Google and Trump are wildly different, of course, but they’ve been playing much the same game. They’ve used their clout to stifle criticism, paid members of Congress to pull their…
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More than Bob Menendez goes on trial this week
There’s more to the Menendez trial than a high ranking Democratic senator charged with corruption. A conviction could lead to his ouster from the Senate. New Jersey Governor Chris…
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Tragedy in Texas: Foul weather, toxic politics
There is a big piece missing from the tale about Harvey told by the media, an important omission leading to a distorted picture: the role of the Texas model of wild West capitalism—the…
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Speaking of ‘bad hombres’… there’s Joe Arpaio
In a guest commentary for NILP, the author writes that in the wake of the former Sheriff Joe Arpaio pardon there is very little focus on how Trump's pardon endorses egregious human…
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Anti-Cuban media overplay ‘acoustic attack’; Canada doesn’t assume a Cuban role
Maybe the news of the "acoustic attacks" will eventually rival the one published some years ago by the Weekly World News, with a headline saying 'Cuba Launches Shark Attack Against…
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What do Democrats stand for?
Millions of Americans who are politically engaged for the first time in their lives are crying out for a bold alternative to bigoted and destructive policies. But Democrats can’t just…
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Pew Research poll: 58% of all Americans do not like how Trump conducts himself as president
A new survey finds that nearly a third of Republicans say they agree with President Donald Trump on only a few or no issues, while a majority expresses mixed or negative feelings about…
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The Chief threat to the United States
There is no doubt that the chief threat to U.S. security, both internationally and internally, is the man who holds the highest office in the land and who is sworn to defend the nation…
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