Weekly Archive 3359 posts 0 comments

By Bill Press It's been a busy week. The Senate voted 78-22 to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Christopher Dorner, ex-cop turned cop killer, was finally tracked down near Big…
Read More...

Special immigration status draws fire A Chicago Tribune editorial For Cubans who want to immigrate to the United States, the hardest part is getting here. Since 1966, they've…
Read More...

By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com MIAMI - Everyone knows that Pinocchio’s nose grew when he told a lie. But who knew before Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s response to…
Read More...

By Saul Landau President Obama sounded triumphant notes in his State of the Union address. But he didn’t mention his lack of success in changing policy where it did not work.…
Read More...

Progreso Semanal/RPA HAVANA – The film “Juan de los Muertos” (Juan of the Dead) ran away with the Goya award for the best Ibero-American film. The Goya awards rank among…
Read More...

By Jane Franklin “Maestra” is a celebration of the joy of teaching and learning despite all obstacles. The triumph of the Cuban Revolution in January 1959 opened the way…
Read More...

By John Lantigua From the Palm Beach Post A new national survey shows that the Hispanic population in the U.S. rose 47 percent from 2000 to 2011 and that the rate of growth in…
Read More...

By Nate Silver From The New York Times Some commentators have expressed surprise upon learning about the very conservative voting record of Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who…
Read More...

As much as I criticize politicians and their actions, there are bright, shining stars worth keeping an eye on. One of these stars is Elizabeth Warren, now the senior…
Read More...

By Portia Siegelbaum, CBS HAVANA, 2013/02/18. High-level delegation of American lawmakers headed by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., arrived in Havana at midday on a two-day fact-finding…
Read More...