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Achy Obejas
Achy Obejas, a Havana-born member of the In These Times Board of Editors, is the author of Ruins (Akashic 2009, akashicbooks.com) and Aguas & Otros Cuentos (Editorial Letras Cubanas, 2009). A former staff writer for the Chicago Tribune, she is also the translator, into Spanish, of Junot Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Riverhead 2008). She is currently the Distinguished Visiting Writer at Mills College, Oakland, Calif.
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Obama’s Cuba Visit Reflects Shift of Cuban-Americans Away From the GOP
Younger Cuban Americans are radically departing from the political views of their elders MORE
Views · March 25, 2016
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Why Cuba, Why Now?
The 5 likeliest reasons behind Obama's surprise move to reverse a 53-year-old policy. MORE
Views · December 18, 2014
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Obama’s Delay on Immigration: Shameful, But Savvy
Latinos won't tip the midterms. Anti-immigrant right-wingers might. MORE
Views · October 27, 2014
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Venezuela Tries the Talking Cure
Amidst turmoil, President Maduro meets with opposition leaders. But will it help? MORE
Views · May 21, 2014
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Cuban Players, Caught in a Pickle
U.S. law pushes Cuban baseball players into exile if they wish to go pro. MORE
Features · May 7, 2014
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Ending the Pain in Venezuela
A call for civility between Venezuela's warring factions. MORE
Views · March 17, 2014
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Citizens of Nowhere
Thousands of Haitian-Dominicans were stripped of Dominican citizenship. Where's the U.S. outrage? MORE
Views · February 26, 2014
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Obamacare After Obama
The Affordable Care Act's issues will be far from resolved by 2016. MORE
Views · December 24, 2013
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How Cuba’s Bitter Sons Shut Down the U.S. Government
In Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, the Tea Party found the perfect pawns. MORE
Views · November 12, 2013
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Which Box Would Zimmerman Check?
How Trayvon Martin's killing challenged our assumptions about Latinos. MORE
Views · August 6, 2013