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Cuban and Puerto Rican Images From A Long Time Ago
By Daniel Nardini I went through Cuba and Puerto Rico when I was young. The two have in so many ways a shared history. They were colonized by Spain, and… Read more
The Reckoning
By Daniel Nardini Regardless of who really gains from the U.S. mid-term elections on November 8th, this country is so divided that it will affect just about every aspect of… Read more
The Right Wing Politics of Fear Against Voters
By Daniel Nardini As I write this, there are right wing extremists who have called upon their followers to threaten those who oversee the election process and the actual election… Read more
Maduro’s War
By Daniel Nardini As if things in Venezuela are not bad enough, now Venezuela is going one step further in forcing companies to publish digital maps and map websites that… Read more
FAIR Is Not Fair
By Daniel Nardini Venezuelan refugees, once the darlings of the political right in the United States, are now being seen by extreme right wing and anti-immigrant groups as “illegal migrants”… Read more
Sandinista Temper Tantrums
By Daniel Nardini It seems that Nicaraguan President for Life Daniel Ortega is miffed at The Netherlands for not building the hospital they had promised years ago. The Dutch government… Read more
Taking Notes
By Daniel Nardini As things seem to be spiraling out of control for Russia in its brutal war against Ukraine, Russia’s neighbor on the other side of the world is… Read more
Why is Florida Rejecting the Venezuelan Refugees?
By Daniel Nardini Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, despite his anti-Communist stance, will not allow Venezuelan refugees into Florida. One of the largest groups of refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border right… Read more
Following Belize’s Example
By Daniel Nardini In a principled stand, the Central American country of Belize has stated it will stand with both Taiwan and Ukraine. Belize’s Prime Minister Johnny Briceno said that… Read more
A Blessing in Disguise?
By Daniel Nardini The mid-term elections were not the Republican red wave so many commentators were talking about. The U.S. House of Representatives looks like it will still be dominated… Read more »