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Cuba’s lung cancer vaccine is heading to the U.S. for clinical trials
While the vaccine is a long way from hitting the American market, doctors at Roswell Park hope to get Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin clinical trials within eight…
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“The Cuban table”: A savory trip through Cuba, Miami and NY
For Ana Sofía Peláez, author of The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History (St. Martin's Press), writing a cookbook was the ultimate collaborative project.
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Ros-Lehtinen’s new reality
Here’s a story about Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's sudden about-face on President Obama's decision to drop Cuba from the state sponsors of terror list.
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I am a cook in the US Senate but I still need food stamps to feed my children
I work 70 hours a week doing two jobs but cannot make ends meet. Presidential hopefuls must make profitable federal contractors pay living wages.
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Cuba moves closer to exit U.S. terror list
“They had been planning to present a piece of legislation in the allotted 45 days to overturn the removal of Cuba from the list, but couldn’t get a majority. Rather than risk looking…
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Republicans want to limit Medicaid, kill Obamacare… and hurt people like me
Up to 8 million people could lose their insurance if the US supreme court rules to limit subsidies to states with their own exchanges.
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Farm-state senators introduce bill to ease ag sales to Cuba
Two senators announced legislation designed to boost the sales of U.S. agricultural products to Cuba, seeking to tap a market that has seen shipments from the U.S. dwindle in recent…
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U.S.-Cuba relations: How do the scholars see them?
The academic circles of both countries have probably been those which, with greater depth and specificity, have delved into the challenges posed to our nations by the intention of…
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Congress won’t block Obama from delisting Cuba on terror list
In a major victory for the White House, the Republican-controlled Congress will not advance a bill designed to block President Barack Obama’s executive action removing Cuba from the…
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Today’s GOP is out of sync with Cuban Americans
Nothing has changed, except for one thing: the Cuban American community itself. The political ground has shifted radically in the past decade, something neither Bush nor Rubio seem to…
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