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The White House, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development promptly fell into step Thursday (April 3) after the revelation that the USAID had created a program…
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A major new ranking of livability in 132 countries puts the United States in a sobering 16th place. We underperform because our economic and military strengths don’t translate into…
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Suddenly, everyone seems to be talking about inequality. Barack Obama talks about it. Leading economists and other social scientists write about it. And no one talks about inequality…
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In the wake of Occupy, some community organizers are interested in questioning the old divide between "movements" and "organizations"—and in harnessing the power of both. Alinsky would…
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The Havana Film Festival New York, which this year marks its 15th birthday, is a unique event in this busy city, where every spring, along with the re-greening of the trees and the…
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Menendez and Rubio have dedicated much of their political lives to one foreign policy issue: Cuba. Yet neither Menendez nor Rubio has ever set foot on the island, something that a…
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Directed by Diego Luna - whom you may remember as one of the stars of Y Tu Mamá También - Cesar Chavez, a biopic about the farm worker turned civil rights activist, hits theaters Friday…
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The growing Cuban private sector has benefited greatly from visiting Americans creating long-lasting friendships that build bridges between our two countries.
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Former President Jimmy Carter believes U.S. intelligence agencies are spying on him – so much so, he eschews email to avoid government spies. "I believe if I send an email, it will be…
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The dysfunctional U.S. relationship with Cuba is Washington’s longest-running tragicomedy. For almost 55 years, the U.S. has treated Cuba like a pariah state in the hope of bringing…
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