Word: cuba
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...within a walkable space. The automobile - which is responsible for a significant portion of most Americans' individual carbon footprint - would become an option, not a lifeline. "This goes beyond simply having cars that will pollute less, like hybrids," says Duany, a voluble 58-year-old who grew up in Cuba before moving to the U.S. in 1960. "It means not having to drive." (Hear Duany talk about New Urbanism on this week's Greencast...
...What are you going to do—what can you offer to recover the lost ground among Hispanics?” The candidates duly recited their talking points, and assured the moderators that they didn’t hate Hispanics. They broached some substantive topics—the Cuba embargo, Hugo Chavez’s socialist regime in Venezuela—but once again, why couldn’t they discuss these issues in a debate on foreign policy? Only Hispanics care about Chavez? Only blacks care about crime...
...means is this the only incident of abuse that can be charged against Castro’s regime. In 1967, prisoners had nearly seven pints of blood extracted from them to be sold to Vietnam. The brutal abuse of political prisoners in Cuba was chronicled by Armando Valladares in his book “Against All Hope,” which he presented as a US ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Valladares was imprisoned and sent to forced labor camps for refusing to place a placard on his work desk stating his support for the government...
...This is the reality of human rights abuses that regularly occur not only in Cuba, but elsewhere in the world. Today we celebrate those who risk their livelihood to defend human rights...
...such progress to be made, education is paramount: Consciousness of the issues at hand has to be created. Raising awareness is a process in which we can all participate, whether by joining a human rights organization on campus or just speaking to your friends over dinner. Student groups in Cuba are risking persecution just to promote awareness, organizing peaceful demonstrations calling for freedom of expression. Their courage is inspiring, especially considering the recent arrests of three of their leaders...