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Cuban baseball: A threat to our national security
The writer speculates that MLB was told by U.S. authorities to nix the Cuban participation in the Caribbean Confederation tournament.
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When the state does not care
Florida plans to turn over three million Medicaid clients currently served by the state to private sector “managed care” providers. The truth is that private companies have no secret…
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Amazon founder Bezos to buy Washington Post
Amazon founder and a graduate of Miami's Palmetto High School will purchase The Washington Post for a reported $250 million.
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Big Sugar messes with Mother Nature
As long as we continue returning elected officials to office who accept political contributions from Big Sugar, we will continue getting what we always have gotten: Huge volumes of…
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Self-censoring journalists shield us from ugly consequences of U.S. military power
Despite an ever-receding threats to the actual physical security of Americans we seem to be in a state of permanent warfare and government spying and surveillance of our own citizens
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Snowden leaves Moscow airport; in hiding
The Associated Press is reporting that Edward Snowden has left the Moscow airport where he’d been holed up since June.
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U.S. spends $24 million on ‘Propaganda Plane’ nobody can see or hear
"It's hard to believe we are still wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on beaming a jammed TV signal – that fewer than 1 percent of Cubans can see..." says Sen. Jeff Flake.
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Validity of U.S. tourist visas for Cuban nationals extended to 5 years
Effective August 1, the Department of State is changing the validity of tourist visas from six months, single entry to five-years, multiple entries for qualified Cuban nationals.
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Cuba reports highest outflow of citizens since 1994
The number of Cubans leaving their country has increased steadily in recent years, the government reported on Wednesday, reaching levels not seen since 1994.
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Gay marriage: Reading between the lines
The Supreme Court decision did not legalize gay marriage in the United States. It declared unconstitutional for the feds to intrude into the right of a state to define the marriage…
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