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By Matt Taibbi From Rolling Stone First, a quick housekeeping note: About a month ago, I got a call out of the blue from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who's one of my favorite…
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By Louis A. Perez Jr. From the Bradenton Herald The United States needs to change its policy toward Cuba. For nearly 55 years, over the course of 11 successive U.S. presidential…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés For over five decades, U.S. policy makers have attempted to overthrow the government in Cuba. Their arguments for doing so have changed over…
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By Bill Press Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental…
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By Bill Press The year 2012 was a disaster for the Republican Party. They failed to regain control of the U.S. Senate. They lost eight seats in the House of Representatives. They…
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By David Brooks From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada NEW YORK CITY – There are weeks when one cannot report from the United States in a rational manner what frequently is,…
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By Albert R. Hunt From Bloomberg News Last week, when Hillary Clinton released a video announcing her support for gay marriage, Twitter went wild. It was totally expected – her…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés Liberal and conservative Americans alike have celebrated Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez. She’s become the new “resistance to communism” heroine, a…
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The Cuban blogger and the ‘Big Bad Wolf’ By Benjamin Willis and Maria Isabel Alfonso From Counterpunch Yoani Sanchez’ long-awaited arrival to the United States has been…
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By Bill Press Quick! Somebody tell President Obama. Alert the members of Congress. Shout it out to the media: I have balanced the budget! That's right. Me. Bill Press, talk show…
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