As the United States moves to normalize relations with Cuba, more than a million Americans are expected to visit the island this year. Tune in to Democracy Now! for a special report from Havana on the country’s growing private tourism industry.
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In this week’s podcast, Amy Goodman suggests:
“As the Obama family heads to their annual summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, perhaps the president should take along a copy of "Catch-22” for some beach reading. Joseph Heller’s classic, satirical antiwar novel, published in 1961 and based on his experiences as a bombardier in the second world war, is sadly relevant today, as Obama’s wars, in Afghanistan and beyond, drag on.“
Her weekly podcast is also published as a column, which you can read here: http://www.democracynow.org/blog/category/weekly_column.
What book do you think President Obama should read while on vacation?