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Our Cuban Colony, Part IIIb: The Opposite of Dollar Diplomacy
That time we overthrew a government because it refused to stiff our bankers
Mar 13
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Noel Maurer
T̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ Our Cuban Colony, Part IIIa: American Cuba
Venecuba was never going to be a real country, and nobody even considered turning Cuba into the 16th republic of the USSR, but the place genuinely could…
Mar 11
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Noel Maurer
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Their Cuban Colony, Part II: Soviet Cuba
Last week Caracas, next time Washington
Feb 26
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Noel Maurer
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Their Cuban colony, Part I: Venecuba
Let’s start with Caracas. Moscow and Washington to follow
Feb 17
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Noel Maurer
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Europe’s Dependence on America Is a Choice
And it’s one Europe can afford to undo
Jan 30
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Noel Maurer
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Exxon, Shell, and the Math of Venezuelan Oil
Venezuela’s taxes break its oil economics
Jan 14
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Noel Maurer
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Stolen land?
We wish to acknowledge that we gather together today on lands that have been guarded and stewarded through many decades by the shareholders and…
Jan 7
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Noel Maurer
2
Welcome to the Jungle: Venezuela and the Return of the Empire Trap
Hey, jungles have good points
Jan 4
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Noel Maurer
6
The intervention will be televised
You will know if the U.S. is planning to invade Venezuela
Sep 27, 2025
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Noel Maurer
5
What if the American Revolution really had been about slavery?
The 1619 Project was social science fiction, but without the American Revolution it might not have been
Aug 24, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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To What is a Slave the Fourth of July?
Maybe more than many people think
Jul 23, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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The American Revolution was good
Without the Revolution, North America looks nothing like the happy Canada we know and love
Jul 21, 2025
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Noel Maurer
3
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