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Sanders, a socialist, seeks to rescue the U.S. from ‘the billionaire class’
Could a socialist make his way into the White House? Until very recently, it didn't occur to anyone to ask that question and the possibility wasn't even contemplated among the dreams of…
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Barack Obama: Guns are our shared responsibility
Opinion piece written by President Barack Obama that appeared in The New York Times dealing with the epidemic of gun violence in this country, which he calls a crisis.
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Cuba and the United States facing 2016
This will be an election year in the United States and every political act will be seen through the prism of electoral convenience. The topic of Cuba does not escape this conditioning,…
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Guns and the politics of the possible
President Barack Obama is proposing a plan aimed at reducing the huge toll gun violence wreaks in this society. Mad as hell and ready to fight are many including the NRA and Republican…
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NPR’s interview with President Obama
NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama at the White House this past December. The interview covers the President’s strategy fighting ISIS, the 2016 elections, his legacy and the…
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How Rubio helped his ex-con brother-in-law acquire a real estate license
When Marco Rubio was majority whip of the Florida House of Representatives, he used his official position to urge state regulators to grant a real estate license to his brother-in-law,…
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Cuba on Obama’s fourth quarter ‘bucket list’
When President Obama addressed the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner recently he mentioned taking executive action on immigration, climate change, and Cuba policy.
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Don’t abandon Puerto Rico
On Jan. 4, the island’s government has to pay creditors nearly $1 billion, money it does not have. It is why Congress should change the law that excludes Puerto Rico from bankruptcy…
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End embargo against Cuba
A year on since President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced that their two long-estranged countries would normalize relations, some significant improvements have…
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The year of the agreement
The most remarkable thing about 2015 is the astounding number of international agreements reached, each of which provides more than a ray of hope that disputes may be moving toward…
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