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Bernie Sanders as a Democratic Socialist in 2016 Election

Bernie Sanders as a Democratic Socialist 2016 Election Facts:  Sanders wins important elections as a declared Socialist.  As a Socialist, Sanders is very progressive on most all domestic issues. Does any Socialist oppose Sanders domestic issue positions? If Sanders domestic … Continue reading

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2021-12-14 U.S. Congressional Plea to End Cuban Sanctions of Essentials

U.S. Congressional Plea to End Cuban Sanctions of Essentials Congress of the United States Washington D.C. 20515 December 14, 2021The Honorable Joe BidenPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: We are writing … Continue reading

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Cuba

Sources & Organizations Code Pink Cuba News Cuba Project ICAP The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples IFCO/Pastors for Peace International US-Cuba Normalization Committee Coalition Latin America Working Group NACLA National Network on Cuba  RESPECT (Responsible Ethical Cuba Travel) … Continue reading

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Guantánamo

The use of torture has persisted at the U.S. military-run Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba despite it being banned by both U.S. and international law, according to information obtained by a top United Nations human rights investigator. These allegations come … Continue reading

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Cuba – U.S. Embargo

This nearly-55-year old policy is actually a set of several laws that impose commercial, financial, and economic restrictions on the small island country. Ostensibly, the embargo was supposed to build popular resistance that might culminate in ousting the Castro government. … Continue reading

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BAY OF PIGS – U.S. CUBAN INVASION FIASCO

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower was very concerned at the direction Castro’s government was taking, and in March 1960 he allocated $13.1 million to the CIA to plan Castro’s overthrow. Over 1,400 paramilitaries, divided into five infantry battalions and one … Continue reading

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