Raquel Chavez, the owner of a small store called La Racha (“A Streak of Luck”) in Mexico City, took on Coca-Cola, and won. When she began to carry a less expensive soft drink called Big Cola, her distributor told her she had to get rid of it, or he would stop selling Coca-Cola to her. [...]

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Recently, I have been disturbing the field.  Electrical problems are happening all around me.  Microwaves have died.  The power at my Miami house went out twice.  Fuses have blown.  Blackberrys have failed to sync.  My landline went wonky. Now the power is out here in my new South Carolina home.   I think it’s because [...]

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Ezequiel Perez is a lucky man.  In 1995 in Cuba, where his situation was economically dire, he applied for the U.S.’s visa lottery.  20,000 visas a year are awarded to Cubans and their families.  Although his friends and family made fun of him, he remained certain that he would be selected.  He was, and he [...]

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