"History Is Finally Moving On": Tom Hayden on Thawing of U.S.-Cuba Relations...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We turn now to what could be the first roadblock in President Obama’s efforts to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in half a century. Earlier this month,...
View ArticleOrganic Farming Flourishes in Cuba, But Can It Survive Entry of U.S....
AMY GOODMAN: We continue our coverage of Cuba with Catherine Murphy, a filmmaker who lived and studied in Cuba in the ’90s. Her film titled Maestra explores the stories of the youngest women teachers...
View ArticleVideo Postcard from Havana: Cuban Tourism Industry Adapts During These...
AMY GOODMAN: I wanted to go to Cuba for a moment. Democracy Now!’s Karen Ranucci recently traveled to Cuba, where she produced this piece on the growing private tourism industry during these changing...
View ArticleAs U.S. Drops Havana from Terror List, Cuba Aims to Preserve Sovereignty &...
AMY GOODMAN: We turn to Cuba. The U.S. has formally removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, clearing a main obstacle to restoring diplomatic ties with Havana for the first time in...
View Article"A New Chapter": After Half a Century, U.S. and Cuba Unveil Reopening of...
AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show with the historic news announced on Wednesday by President Obama that after more than half a century, the United States and Cuba will reopen embassies in each other’s...
View ArticleThe Next Steps on Cuba: Rep. Barbara Lee Pushes for End to Embargo & U.S...
AMY GOODMAN: So, Congressmember Lee, speaking of issues that people have worked hard on, you have worked extremely hard on changing the U.S. relationship with Cuba. The embassies are about to open—U.S....
View ArticleDanny Glover and Medea Benjamin on Assata, Guantánamo and Trade as Cuban Flag...
AMY GOODMAN: "The Sweet Abyss," Silvio Rodríguez. Yes, the great Cuban musician will be part of the official Cuban delegation today led by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who will be here in...
View ArticleSpecial Broadcast from Opening of Cuban Embassy in Washington as U.S.-Cuban...
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We’re broadcasting from Washington, D.C., where history is being made today. In a major diplomatic...
View ArticleIs the Era of U.S.-Backed Anti-Castro Terrorism Over? Reflections on Restored...
AMY GOODMAN: The great Cuban musician Silvio Rodríguez, one of hundreds of people outside the Cuban Embassy on July 20th—that was Monday—2015, as the Cuban flag was hoisted for the first time in front...
View ArticleSecret Talks & Sperm Deals: Sen. Patrick Leahy Details Back Story to Renewed...
AMY GOODMAN: I also spoke with Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who was with a congressional delegation who was honoring the opening of the embassy and the raising of the Cuban flag. Senator Leahy has...
View ArticleA Victory for the People in Havana: Former Cuban Parliamentary Speaker Hails...
AMY GOODMAN: Democracy Now! has just returned from Washington, D.C., where the Cuban flag was raised at the newly reopened Cuban Embassy for the first time in more than half a century. Hundreds of...
View ArticleA Cuban Flag Flies Again in Washington
By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan On July 20, history was made in Washington, D.C., and in Havana, Cuba. As the Cuban national anthem was played, the island nation’s flag was raised over its embassy in...
View ArticleTrading with the Enemy: Homing Pigeons with Cigars Challenge U.S. Embargo,...
AMY GOODMAN: We’re broadcasting from Venice, Italy. But Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to fly to Cuba for a ceremony Friday to open the U.S. Embassy in Havana, so we’re going to turn now to...
View ArticleU.S. Raises Flag in Cuba After 54 Years, Prisoner Exchanges and "Stork...
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Today, the United States and Cuba are taking the next step in restoring diplomatic relations with each other. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Havana this morning to attend a...
View ArticlePope Francis in Cuba: "The World Needs Reconciliation in This Atmosphere of a...
AMY GOODMAN: Ahead of his first U.S. visit, Pope Francis celebrated mass in Cuba Sunday before hundreds of thousands of worshipers in Havana’s Revolution Square. Born in Argentina, Francis is the first...
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