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Found in Cuba: Putting Trump in Perspective by Going Offshore
Instead of leaving my country behind, I spent two weeks in Cuba rediscovering it.
Mystery Surrounds Guantánamo Detainee’s “Suicide“
Why did key evidence concerning the alleged “suicide” of Guantanamo detainee Al Hanashi go missing?
A Year of US Militarism
US militarism was on full display in 2016 with a continued “war on terror” and bombing in at least five countries.
Will Trump Roll Back Efforts to Normalize Relations Between Havana and Washington?
Trump has vowed to withdraw from diplomatic relations if he believes his new demands go unmet in the future.
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.