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Nick Ramos

Nick Ramos is a Cuban-born writer and consultant with 3 years of experience in policy research for businesses looking to expand operations into Cuba. He attended NYU’s Gallatin school and now consults on Cuban/American history for television, news media, and individual clients. He is the host of The History of the Cuban Revolution podcast. A former debate national champion, he has coached kids to overcome speech impediments. As a writer on 2ndLook, he focuses on the ways in which history has been misunderstood or distorted, and how to use that information to bridge partisan divides.
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Ukraine’s Identity Crisis – from Independence to Invasion

Ukraine’s Identity Crisis – from Independence to Invasion

Listen to "Ukraine’s Identity Crisis – from Independence to Invasion" on Spreaker. This article covers: Notable events in Ukraine dating back to the end of the Soviet Era that tie in to current events, including: A culture war driven by language differences The kidnapping of journalist Georgiy Gongadze Leaked Nixon-esque tapes Attempted assasination of a presidential candidate Verified election fraud The Orange Revolution Euromaidan mass protests Foreign powers exerting influence in Ukrainian politics And more. May 2nd, 2014, months of protests exploded into violence in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa. Hundreds of pro-Russian protestors battled with thousands of pro-European…
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Made to Break: Planned Obsolescence and the Right to Repair

Made to Break: Planned Obsolescence and the Right to Repair

This article covers: How planned obsolescence was implemented over a century ago and its effects on our behavior and way of thinking about the products we buy everyday. The positive and negative sides of planned obsolescence as well as recent scandals. Why Right to Repair laws are so important. How planned obsolescence is creating excess waste and using up our resources, as well as proposed solutions such as the circular economic model. Exciting new legislation that was introduced to the House in 2021 called the Fair Repair Act. In 2013, a carbon filament light bulb in Livermore, California went out…
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Influence for Sale: How American Politicians Have Been Bought and Paid For

Influence for Sale: How American Politicians Have Been Bought and Paid For

In 2000, the total investment in United States federal elections—congressional and presidential—was $3 billion. By 2020, it had shot up to $14.4 billion. Perhaps it’s time to ask what that additional $11.4 billion does for the American people. What’s really being bought? Campaign finance is back in the news thanks to the actions of Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, who have spent the past few months blocking the Democratic Party’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the Senate. When journalists looked into possible motivations for this obstruction, they found money to be a key factor. Sinema raised over $1…
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Fatherland and Life: The Story of Cuban Spirit Against the Regime’s Might

Fatherland and Life: The Story of Cuban Spirit Against the Regime’s Might

Beginning on July 11th of this year, Cubans publicly protested against their government for over a week. In response to the unprecedented disobedience by a citizenry that usually does not protest, the Cuban government cracked down. Plainclothes officers, regular police, and the infamous Black Berets special forces patrolled the streets and beat protestors. The forces were supported by military equipment intended to cause fear but also for use if the balance tipped against the government. Cubans had not protested like this in a long time, the last big protest taking place in the ‘90s. However, that was constrained to just…
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