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'When Cuba Is Free Again' Dec. 23, 2014
Some 54 years ago, when I was a 10-year-old Cuban farm boy, my parents sat me down at the kitchen ta... Read More
Ending a Policy That's Failed for 50 Years Dec. 19, 2014
Listen carefully to the Republican leaders and presidential hopefuls roaring with outrage over Presi... Read More
U.S. Media Is Ready to Lift the Cuban Embargo Apr. 22, 2014
Congress may not be ready. The American people may need more clarity. And even our so-called sociali... Read More
Cuba: A Charismatic Country in the Crux of Change Apr. 13, 2014
By Beverly Mann Waves crash sporadically with a thundering sound against the five-mile seawall, rea... Read More
Somewhere Between Extremes Feb. 25, 2014
On one extreme, I have some Cuban-American friends who are sooo conservative that they sound like re... Read More
Cuba's Jose Marti: His Legacy Lives Here Jan. 21, 2014
You may have listened to his verses in the old Cuban song "Guantanamera." You may have see... Read More
Shaking Hands With a Tyrant Dec. 17, 2013
So there I was in the White House about to meet the president of the Untied States, and I had to thi... Read More
Mandela's Crucial Lesson For America -- and the Republicans Who Never Learn Dec. 12, 2013
Beyond the eulogies bestowed this week on the late and truly great Nelson Mandela — a visionar... Read More
The Real Mandela in His Own words Dec. 11, 2013
I noticed over the weekend that lists of Nelson Mandela quotes had gone viral on the Internet. None ... Read More
Mandela's Blind Spot Dec. 10, 2013
He was one of the greatest leaders of our time, a champion for human rights and racial equality. The... Read More
Carrying the Cuban Family Torch Nov. 19, 2013
I had done it before so I thought it wouldn't be so difficult. In delivering funeral eulogies, unfor... Read More
Does the US Rank Below Cuba? Nov. 15, 2013
The World Economic Forum has issued its annual report on the gender gap worldwide, and it has receiv... Read More
Obama's Senseless Cuba Bailout Jan. 24, 2011
Until recently, the Obama administration had been surprisingly firm in its posture toward Cuba, alwa... Read More
Gary Varvel
Feb. 19, 2008
