Man of the Day: Fidel Castro
Who he is: Former President of Cuba Where you’ve heard of him: Historically, he’s a textbook communist and one of America’s favorite villains. Today, he publicly spoke for the first time in four...
View ArticleThe News—Republican Fervor in the Primaries, and Some Tennis History Making
Good morning, gentlemen. Here’s what’s on your good feed this Tuesday morning… Republicans Prove Enthusiasm in Primaries The primaries are over, folks, and this is what we know: The GOP may have...
View ArticleThe 10 at 10
1. Ever wonder what the box score from Space Jam looked like? 2. A Spanish basketball announcer loses his mind. 3. If you’re allergic to peanuts, you shouldn’t be allowed in school. 4. Fidel Castro is...
View ArticleThe 10 at 10
1. Geoffrey Mutai set a world record that’s not a world record. 2. We should be polygamous. 3. How do we break bad news? 4. The 2011 Pulitzer winners. 5. Holy Thursday happened on Wednesday. 6. Guy...
View ArticleModern Love Story: The Cuban Singer and the Jackass
Moving to New York City is difficult for anyone. Now try moving to New York City … from Cuba … to be with a guy like me. Originally appeared at HyperVocal. Amigos! You don’t know me. It doesn’t...
View ArticleRunning: A Poem
David Karpel tells an American story of persecution and flight: a family that can’t stop running. Cameron Conaway’s Note: David Karpel has achieved something spectacular in this poem. Within taut,...
View ArticleThe Cuba Embargo Is Hurting Men
Lifting the failed embargo on Cuba could stimulate two economies. The ball is in President Obama’s court. The Cold War ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Cuba has never been...
View ArticleHow Social Messages Can Make a Man a Bad Lover
What you believe may keep you from greater intimacy and satisfaction. They walk into my office as adults. Plagued by shyness, erection problems and a phenomenon that seems to be increasing in men, low...
View ArticleUS Notifies Attorneys if Clients are Force-Fed at Guantanamo
For the first time the US military is notifying lawyers of Guantanamo detainees if their clients have been force-fed. Attorneys for several detainees being held at Guantanamo have been notified that...
View ArticleGuards and Detainees Clash at Guantanamo Bay
Advocates for the detainees say there are now over 100 prisoners participating in the hunger strikes. US forces clashed with detainees at Guantanamo Bay in a raid conducted Saturday morning with the...
View ArticleOfficials Report Gitmo Hunger Strikers Now Number 100
Lawyers for the detainees insist that the military is still “undercounting” the number of men on hunger strike. According to military officials, there are now 100 detainees participating in the...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: Updated Guide to Guantanamo Force-Feeding
A new report published by al Jazeera outlines the “US process for force-feeding hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees.” The 30-page report, which was obtained by the news outlet from United States...
View ArticleBlacked Out: Reading Between the Lines as Gitmo Lawyers Talk Torture
By Cora Currier, ProPublica — A recent court hearing at Guantanamo dealt with national security information so secret that the accused was not even allowed in the room: the first completely closed...
View ArticleOur Failed Embargo Against Cuba
There are few better examples of failed American foreign policy than our trade embargo against Cuba. Cuba is back in the news after President Obama caused quite the stir yesterday when it came out...
View Article28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Juan Almeida
Tweet Juan Almeida overcame racism and poverty to become one of the most important revolutionaries in Cuba. Racism is entrenched in Cuba— Jim Crow-esque, institutional racism. The island has been so...
View ArticleEducation Is Unmanly
Tweet The first male in his family to attempt college will often find himself pestered about his masculinity. ___ I want to tell a story about an intriguing young man I’ll name Christopher. My...
View ArticleMy Son Got Arrested But It’s Not His Fault
Tweet Parents mean well when they call professors to offer excuses, but they end up revealing more than they intend. ___ In the decade I’ve spent teaching here at the community college, I have had...
View ArticleThere Goes The Cuban Vote
Cuban American voters are increasingly supporting the Democratic Party. A Pew Research survey that came out the other day had an interesting find. Simply put, Cuban Americans are no longer staunch...
View ArticleA Guy Like Me Isn’t Supposed to Learn This
We fear education because it transforms our identities. ___ I’ve traveled to 30 countries and have worked as a teacher in four: USA, Lithuania, Austria and Cuba. When I taught both reading and ESL...
View ArticleThe Last Exiles From Cuba
What will normalization between the US and Cuba mean for long-term exiles like the author? ––– By Gustavo Perez Firmat, Columbia University “Normalization” – that’s been the word of the week among...
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