Cuba Revealing No Names in Colombian Peace Talks
The Cuban government is protecting the identity of its delegates participating as “guarantors” in the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas.
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Where the Democrats & Cubans Coincide
In fact, not one of the more than 10 delegates I spoke with at the convention had read the platform they ratified. One young delegate didn’t even know what I meant by the word “platform”.
Read MoreAs DNC Pushes Through Jerusalem Vote, Critics Ask Why GOP is Dictating the Democrats’ Platform
Controversy erupted at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday when party leaders forced through a platform change to reinstate references to God and the view that Jerusalem is Israel’s undivided capital.
Read MoreUS Democratic Party Pays Homage to Cuban Dissident
The Democratic Party of US on Wednesday made public its official statement in support of an international homage for the deceased Cuban political opponent Oswaldo Paya.
Read MoreUS Democrats Abandon Environment
In three days of speeches by dozens of Congressmembers, governors, mayors, public figures, and carefully chosen members of the public the environment has been mentioned a grand total of one time. What’s more, it was not a Democrat who spoke up for Mother Earth either.
Read MoreObama Puts Jerusalem in Party Platform
In a surprise maneuver, President Obama posed an amendemnt to the Party Platform, adding language recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The platform had already been approved and ratified by the convention delegates the day before.
Read MoreCuban-American Group Writes Republicans and Democrats
The recently formed group Cuban-Americans for Engagement (CAFÉ) has sent a letter with some 800 signatures to both the Republican and Democratic Party National Committees urging a shift in US-Cuba policy.
Read MoreUndocumented Activists Arrested Outside DNC After Cross-Country Journey for Immigration Reform
One of the first acts of civil disobedience at the Democratic National Convention took place Tuesday just outside the Time Warner Cable Center when a group of 10 undocumented activists rode into uptown Charlotte aboard the “No Papers, No Fear–Ride for Justice” bus and blocked traffic.
Read MoreCuba Supports Colombia Peace Process
The Cuban government on Tuesday confirmed its active support for dialogue in the peace process opened between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), according to an official statement by the Cuban Foreign Ministry.
Read MoreNo Papers, No Fear: Busload of Undocumented Immigrants Defy Risks to Bring Message to DNC
A busload of more than 40 undocumented immigrants and their supporters known as the Undocubus has arrived in Charlotte after traveling more than 2,000 miles, through 11 states, to deliver a message to President Barack Obama and the Democrats under the slogan of “No Papers, No Fear.”
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