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Call their bluff and go over the cliff
By Robert Reich
From the Robert Reich blog
President Obama is cutting his Christmas holiday short, returning to Washington for a last attempt at avoiding the fiscal cliff. But…
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Cuba policy and Obama’s choices for State and Defense
By Sarah Stephens
From the Cuba Central Newsblast
Not too long ago the future of Cuba policy in President Obama's second term seemed predictable.
In his first term, Latin America…
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Looking forward to 2013
The new year is upon us. It’s a time to look forward and plan for bigger and better things. We can also applaud all that was accomplished the year just passed. Of course,…
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Obama 2.0, Cuba and CANF
(Note: These were the words offered by Progreso Weekly editor Alvaro Fernandez on Dec. 17, in Havana, Cuba, during the program offered by the University of Havana titled:…
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Scalia has no right to rule on same sex marriage
By Bill Press
Once upon a time, Supreme Court justices were seen but not heard. The only time they spoke in public was to ask a question at oral arguments. Otherwise, they kept…
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U.S. Cuba relations – The Alan Gross hurdles
By Antonio Martinez
From USCubaPolitics.com
Alan and Judy Gross and their representatives have been ramping up the pressure on the administration to do what it has failed to do…
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Inequality is undermining our democracy
By Robert Reich
Washington has a way of focusing the nation's attention on tactical games over partisan maneuvers that are symptoms of a few really big problems. But we almost never…
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Obama could use Gross and the Five to restore relations
By Saul Landau
President Obama has an opportunity to right some injustices, perform a humanitarian act, and begin the process of repairing fifty plus years of broken U.S.-Cuba…
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Don’t let big media get bigger
Bill Moyers and Sen. Bernie Sanders
In 1983, 50 corporations controlled a majority of American media. Now that number is six. And Big Media may get even bigger, thanks to…
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No deal is better than a bad deal
By Bill Press
If you really thought we were going to avoid going over the fiscal cliff, if you seriously believed Republicans in Congress would come to their senses and agree on a…
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