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By Aurelio Pedroso Far from what was expected for the July 26 celebration, Cuban authorities did NOT announce new economic reforms and left “the study, analysis and decision-making in…
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From Argenpress The complaints voiced by the former Cuban prisoners who arrived in Spain have irked Argenpress' correspondent in Madrid, Jaime Richart. Below are excerpts from his…
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By Wayne S. Smith From The Nation Magazine Quite apart from Fidel Castro’s rare TV interview , there have recently been a number of encouraging developments in Cuba. A leading…
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By Aurelio Pedroso Last December, I traveled through Placetas, a city in the center of the island. It was fiesta time and the fragrance of barbecued pork flooded the streets. In a…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Barack Obama’s administration has accomplished a great deal in a year and a half. It averted a cataclysmic financial meltdown that would have…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson Valdes On July 8, the Washington Post lead story reported Cuba had released five political prisoners with assurances of forty-seven more to come in the near…
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By Bill Press President Obama avoids "confrontation," complains Senator Harry Reid. That's right. Just two days after President Obama left Las Vegas, having raised beaucoup bucks for…
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By Varela Among the freed Cuban prisoners recently flown to Spain were The Obese Prisoners – a litter unlike other oppositionists – some of whom impressed the media because they are…
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By Luis Sexto Anti-Castroism is a kind of obsession based on an almost-global propaganda, military, diplomatic, economic, financial and credit machine serviced by governments and…
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Al’s Loupe David Rivera may be unscrupulous, but he wins By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com David Rivera is a special kind of politician. His message: whatever gets him…
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