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More flexibility on Cuba not less, urges CAFE
Cuban Americans for Engagement (C.A.F.E.) visits Washington, D.C.
On April 16th and 17th a group of Cuban Americans of different political persuasions from states including Florida,…
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The last Summit – thank God
By Saul Landau
Fidel Castro scored one big political victory last week without speaking or even leaving his house – and one sort of amusing little win. By a lopsided score at the…
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The mischievous ones
By David Brooks
From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada
NEW YORK – The mischievous ones are harassing the powerful, which provokes a delicious laughter, a feeling that a rebellious…
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Republicans losing the ‘mommy wars’
By Bill Press
If there's one special talent of Republicans, it's turning a nothing issue into a raging controversy. They've done it before: with Van Jones, ACORN, and Obama's birth…
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The rich are different than you and me – they pay fewer taxes
By Michael Winship and Bill Moyers
From Truthout
Benjamin Franklin, who used his many talents to become a wealthy man, famously said that the only things certain in life are death…
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ALEC annoyed at losing sponsors? It breaks my heart
By Mark Engler
It is a myth that Gandhi said, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” But that old saying nevertheless carries…
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On taxes, Republicans repudiate Ronald Reagan
By Bill Press
It's a pretty big deal to have a bill named after you, especially if you're not a member of Congress. But, with any luck, this bill will actually soon become the law of…
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Citigroup shareholders reject executive pay plan
By Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Nelson D. Schwartz
From The New York Times
In a stinging rebuke, Citigroup shareholders rebuffed on Tuesday the bank’s $15 million pay package for its…
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Maximum security prison, turn left after the “Hooters” sign
By Danny Glover and Saul Landau
Highway 15 connects California’s Inland Empire with Las Vegas – accounting for the relative thickness of Saturday morning traffic. So we…
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Mexicans pull the trigger; we supply the guns
By Bill Press
Not much news came out of this week's North American Leaders' Summit at the White House. Probably because most reporters fell asleep in the Rose Garden, listening to…
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