Originally published February 15, 2016 at 7:04 pm By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The Associated Press HAVANA — The Obama administration has approved the first U.S. factory in Cuba in more than half a […]
NYT: Tension Simmers as Cubans Breeze Across U.S. Border
By JULIA PRESTON | FEB. 12, 2016 LAREDO, Tex. — They are crossing the border here by the hundreds each day, approved to enter the United States in a matter of hours. Part of […]
The Center for International Policy and the New York Botanical Garden Applaud U.S.-Cuba Agreement to Improve Cooperation on Environmental Issues
Advocacy by NGOs, Including the Botanical Garden and the Center, Led to Accord to Address Shared Conservation and Biodiversity Challenges Washington, DC—The Center for International Policy welcomes the landmark agreement by […]
NYT: A New Crisis of Cuban Migration
By PROF. WILLIAM M. LEOGRANDE | DEC. 4, 2015 | New York Times Washington — A standoff in recent weeks that has trapped hundreds of Cuban migrants at Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua […]
WHY THREE POPES IN 20 YEARS?
A brief historical analysis from a veteran of the Cuban revolution, which parallels the analysis that Jeremy Scahill did for the Catholic Worker, over a decade ago. WHY THREE POPES IN 20 […]
A Friend from Havana commented on John Kerry & The Opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana
Click here for the video! Below is the email from a friend in Havana on August: “It was a beautiful sunny day, and the sea in the background was exhibiting its most […]
How Elian Gonzalez Feels Now About His Return to Cuba 15 Years Ago
May 20, 2015 Click here for the full video interview. Elian Gonzalez was just a child when a judge ordered that he be returned to his father in Cuba 15 years ago. […]
Cuban-developed Lung Cancer Vaccine will be Available in the U.S.
June 12, 2015 The vaccine, called CimaVax, has been researched in Cuba for 25 years and became available for free to the Cuban public in 2011. The country’s Center for Molecular Immunology […]
Statement by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba & President Obama’s Letter to Cuba’s President
July 1, 2015 With the reestablishment of diplomatic ties with the United States, the lifting of the blockade, among other issues, will be essential to the ultimate normalization of relations. On July […]
Reflections of a Poet Elder
[Note: Prof. Harry Targ began his talk on US-Cuba Relations at the June 27th, 2015 Program with this poem] Friday, March 14, 2008 I am Cuban, and I still fix typewriters for […]
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