Tag: Cuba
Trump escalates economic attack on Cuba, banning Americans from educational, cultural...
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed the ban is in retaliation for Cuba “providing a communist foothold in the region and propping up U.S. adversaries in places like Venezuela and Nicaragua.”
Travel to Cuba falls victim to John Bolton’s wrath
The Cuban people, and the rights of Americans, should not be held hostage to brazen partisan politics.
UN overwhelmingly votes for resolution denouncing 58-year U.S. embargo against Cuba
The two nations to vote against it were the U.S. and its ally, Israel, while Ukraine and Moldova simply did not vote.
Noam Chomsky: Members of migrant caravan ere fleeing from misery &...
National security adviser John Bolton declared Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a “troika of tyranny” and a “triangle of terror.”
In Cuba, Trump’s hostility serves Kremlin
The Russians are emphatically back where the withering of American influence will encourage whatever mischief they mean to create not only in Cuba itself, but in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.
What Cuba can teach us about health care
Even Trump supporters agree we can learn something from the country’s universal, low-cost health care system. It’s that good.
Trump’s restrictions on Cuba are a detour, not the future
It’s unlikely the administration has either the will or the means to roll back the full suite of Obama-era reforms.
Found in Cuba: The American dream (and nightmare)
Putting Trump in perspective by going offshore.
Cuba: Now that Fidel is gone, what comes next?
The incoming Trump administration is leaning toward confrontation and not accommodation in its dealings with Havana.
Will Trump roll back efforts to normalize relations between Havana &...
Trump has vowed to withdraw from diplomatic relations if he believes his new demands go unmet in the future.
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This type of pollution incorporates itself right into the rocky shoreline of the Portuguese island of Madeira.
Victory in Illinois: Coal plant found guilty of polluting groundwater with coal ash
“Today is a huge victory for Waukegan residents who have fought for years to see corporations like NRG Energy held accountable for the toxic waste that has been illegally dumped on our Lake Michigan lakefront.”
Donald Trump is America’s shadow
So we need to celebrate the heroes of freedom and decency.
Former police officer sentenced to prison for excessive force and obstruction
“Officers aren’t only expected to enforce the law in their communities, they are expected to follow it themselves.”