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To the Point

The US and Cuba: What's Changed and What Hasn't?

It's been a year since the US and Cuba re-opened diplomatic relations after 54 years of estrangement. Embassies have re-opened and there's been modest economic improvement, but the US trade embargo remains in place, and the Castro regime still tramples on political dissidents.

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By Warren Olney • Dec 21, 2015 • 35m Listen

It's been a year since the US and Cuba re-opened diplomatic relations after 54 years of estrangement. Embassies have re-opened and there's been modest economic improvement, but the US trade embargo remains in place, and the Castro regime still tramples on political dissidents. Hardliners insist the Obama Administration lost the chance to demand concessions. White House aides say nobody expected sudden improvement. We hear what's different and what's the same in a conversation with a disappointed exile — and to a child of exiles with different ideas about Cuba's future.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Paul von Zielbauer

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Anthony DePalma

    Seton Hall University

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    Ricardo Herrero

    Cuba Now

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    Jaime Suchlicki

    University of Miami

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