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Listening With Respect: What Made Studs Terkel a Great Interviewer
Alan Wieder discusses his new book on the life and unique work of oral historian and American icon Studs Terkel.
Central America: One Coup, Three Summits and the United States
The Obama administration has fallen far short of its stated desire to begin a new era in US-Central American relations.
“She Led by Transgression”: Margaret Randall on Cuban Feminist Haydée Santamaría
Margaret Randall discusses her new book about legendary Cuban revolutionary feminist Haydee Santamaria Cuadrado.
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Sanders, Standards and Sandinistas: Line-Item Vetoes in Political Morality
One of the more curious sideline elements in the 2016 Democratic primary came in a debate conducted by Univision between Sanders and Clinton.
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Changes Are Coming to Cuba, but What Will Those Changes Bring?
A former member of the US blockade-defying Venceremos Brigade reflects on his past trips to Cuba as he plans for another visit.
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Obama in Cuba: For Whose Sake Shall History Be Ignored?
Obama finds himself in no-man's land, tossed haplessly by the endless contradictions and way-winds of the imperial US.
Cuba’s Sustainable Agriculture at Risk in US Thaw
People believe that normalizing relations will spur investment. But in agriculture, US investment could cause harm instead.
Cuba Evokes the History of US Imperialism in Latin America
The reality is that US imperialism in Latin America is a significant problem that must be addressed to achieve peace in the world.
Guantánamo May Become an Ocean Research Center
This could be a powerful way for Obama to achieve his 2008 campaign promise of closing the prison.
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“Change Is Coming”: Cubans Express Tentative Hope in Wake of Obama’s Visit
Following President Obama's recent visit to Cuba, many Cubans are wondering if the US economic embargo will soon be lifted.