Columnist Orlando Pardo Lazo underscores the fact that a new law passed by the National Assembly will open up the economy in Cuba to foreign investment but will not extend to Cubans living within or outside of the country.
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Columnist Orlando Pardo Lazo underscores the fact that a new law passed by the National Assembly will open up the economy in Cuba to foreign investment but will not extend to Cubans living within or outside of the country.
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Tarik Günersel offers a pre- through post-election look at recent events that transpired in Turkey. Tarik also lays out some key Erdoğan “moments” during the election process, which provided great fodder for media outlets around the world.
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January 31, 2014 marked the launch of Sampsonia Way’s first anthology Generation Zero: An Anthology of New Cuban Fiction. In this video, Pittsburgh’s Josh Raulerson (WESA) as well as American novelist and college professor Angie Cruz read from the new release.
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Israel Centeno criticizes “21st century socialism”, its political adherents, and their denoucement of Venezuelan protestors in his column this week.
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Tienchi Martin-Liao calls attention to the Sunflower Movement that began in opposition to the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA). Tienchi describes the CSSTA made between mainland China and Taiwan, the latest protests in Taipei, and she fleshes out the central issues that sparked action since March 18, 2014.
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Sampsonia Way’s new video series, “The Freedom Chat”, began on April 1, 2014 with Pakistani journalist Naziha Syed Ali. In the interview, Naziha offers candid responses to questions surrounding censorship and press freedom in her country of origin.
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