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It’s all about the 2018 midterm elections
A politician's magic touch is knowing where and how to touch the citizens' fiber, or an important part of it. Such is the case of former President Obama and the health-care system he…
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Greed versus Gaia
In Greek mythology, Gaia is the personification of the Earth. Today, Mother Earth Gaia is in big trouble. It has deadly enemies. Greed, first and foremost. That and the fake science…
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Ileana’s retirement: The end of a cycle
Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced that she won't seek reelection in 2018. Her retirement marks the end of a cycle characterized by the access of the first generation…
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Oscar Lopez Rivera: The freedom fighter U.S. colonial violence produced
The opposition to Oscar Lopez Rivera is focused either on those who are terribly misinformed, characterizing him as an "ultranationalist," "terrorist," "murderer," "communist," or all…
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Dark times: Savage capitalism unleashed
Stories in The New York Times and Miami Herald paints a portrait of a thoroughly corporate-controlled society characterized by breathtaking inequality in which cruelty is standard…
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The moral travesty of Trumpcare
Trumpcare isn’t a replacement of the Affordable Care Act. It’s a transfer from the sick and poor to the rich and healthy. The losers are some 24 million Americans who under the…
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How Trump’s genocidal hero Andrew Jackson might have “avoided the Civil War”
Donald Trump’s latest insane excursion into U.S. history has been to claim that his great hero, Andrew Jackson, might have prevented the Civil War. Given his racist, genocidal nature,…
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On Russia and Ros-Lehtinen’s retirement
While the U.S. and Cuba have real differences, what prevented us from restoring diplomatic relations before, and hampers our ability to build confidence and enjoy the fruits of a more…
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With Ros-Lehtinen retiring, the anti-embargo side has reason to celebrate
The surprise announcement that Republican representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen would not run for re-election is welcome news for those who are looking for something positive in the…
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Faint praise for Barack Obama’s embrace of wealth
In 2009, President Obama said, “I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street,” although he managed to do as much. Obama’s campaign included the…
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