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American Airlines announces it will start flights to Cuba Sept. 7
American Airlines announced on Tuesday (June 14) that their first commercial flight to Cuba will take off from Miami International Airport on the morning of Wednesday, September 7.
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Obama administration signs historic health agreement with Cuba
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Cuban government on Monday (June 13) signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage cooperation between the two countries on…
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What do Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Trump have in common?
The imminent choice of Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for president of the U.S. got me thinking about those ‘famous’ pop music characters, Justin Bieber and Rihanna. It…
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Helen Aguirre Ferré: From Anastasio Somoza to Donald Trump
Helen Aguirre Ferré was named head of Hispanic media relations for the Republican National Committee. Her job is to assure that Donald Trump - the man who has referred to undocumented…
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Vilsack hopes meeting will push Congress on Cuba trade deal
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he is optimistic a visit with his Cuban counterpart Friday in Iowa can help build pressure on Congress to fully lift the embargo on trade with the…
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War dove
President Obama traveled last week to Vietnam, a country that resisted one of the longest wars in modern history, in which more than a million Vietnamese and some 58,000 American…
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What the hell does Bernie Sanders think he’s doing?
Bernie Sanders has made Hillary Clinton's life hell, forcing her to take left-leaning positions that will only make it more difficult for her to backtrack when the nomination becomes…
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The cult of ignorance in the U.S.: Anti intellectualism and the ‘dumbing down’ of America
There is a growing and disturbing trend of anti-intellectual elitism in American culture. It's the dismissal of science, the arts, and humanities and their replacement by entertainment,…
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Unrestricted Cuba travel getting closer
The snowball effect of Cuba travel is already being felt in the U.S. Senate. A majority of U.S. senators favor the Freedom to Travel Act of 2015 co-sponsored by Republican Sen. Jeff…
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Why Trump?
How did the bad boy, swashbuckling real estate mogul and reality show star with zero political experience, who comes across as a loose cannon, do it?
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