Matt MagnusonEnd Trump Oil Embargo on Cuba With War Powers Vote, Coalition Urges House Democratscommondreams.org - Brett WilkinsDozens of advocacy groups this week urged House Democratic leaders to force a vote on an existing war powers resolution aimed at endingr President …
Matt MagnusonTHEN AND NOW: Photos show how Cuba went from a 1950s tourist destination to a country plagued by blackoutsBusiness Insider - Kristine VillarroelOn New Year's Day 1959, Cuba woke up to a new reality. By then, the island had established itself as a tourism hot spot and cosmopolitan travel destination, thanks to its entertainment, hospitality, and proximity to the US. Before dictator Fulgencio Batista fled Havana and revolutionaries led by …
Matt MagnusonCuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investmentAssociated Press - By EDITH M. LEDERERUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s U.N. ambassador says he wants to know why Washington keeps piling on sanctions that stymie the very economic opening it has sought for …
Matt MagnusonElena Kagan Was the Only One to See Through the Supreme Court’s New Gift to Trumpslate.com - Alexis RomeroThe Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision along partisan lines last week in Exxon v. Cimex, about the U.S. legal system’s relationship to Cuba. In an …
Matt MagnusonUS slaps new sanctions on Cuban companies key to island's crumbling economyAssociated Press - By DÁNICA COTOSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. hit Cuban state companies on Tuesday with new sanctions that analysts say are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctions target five Cuban entities, including three linked to …
Matt MagnusonThe U.S. Is Terrorizing Cuba to Make Rich Men RicherCurrent Affairs Magazine - Nathan J. RobinsonThere’s barely any pretense that Trump cares about Cuban democracy. This is about privatizing Cuba’s public assets and getting them into the hands of …
