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The 3C’s of Corruption in Nicaragua

Political, economic and moral corruption abound in the regime, but neither Ortega or Murillo can stop the “unauthorized corruption.”

Before, the order was clear: “National Directorate, give the order.” Now, the command is “the Compañera (Rosario Murillo) says so.”

It’s so important to make male paternity leave increasingly mandatory, promoting shared parental responsibility, like in Sweden and Iceland.

I was 26 the first time I was forced to flee a dictator. It was in 1975, and I had to escape Nicaragua for resisting the regime of Somoza.

I say this from my own experience. I am part of this diverse, contradictory emigrant community shaped by personal history.

How is it possible that an athlete can’t attend an event, while these people strut across US soil mocking the misery of their fellow citizens?

Things that happened in 1986 set future trends in motion. Sometimes what occurs beneath the surface has long-term effects.

Why are there intellectuals in Cuba who seem unaware of the national establishment’s responsibility for what’s happening in the country?

As Cuba becomes more dysfunctional, the deterioration of human behavior increases, as does the suffering of those of us who live there.

The dramatic story of Israel’s birth in 1948 following the Nazi Holocaust captured the wonder and admiration of the world.