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By Manuel Alberto Ramy “Very cordial,” was how Vatican spokesman Father Lombardi described the meeting between His Holiness Benedict XVI and Cuban leader Fidel Castro Ruz. According to…
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Miami Archbishop Wenski celebrated mass at the cathedral in Havana on Tuesday, March 27.   Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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By William Booth From The Washington Post HAVANA — Here in the working-class parish of Jesus de Monte, even the atheists come to church. For the free computer classes. Once shunned,…
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By Marian Wright Edelman Thousands of people across the country have poured into the streets – from New York to Sanford, Florida – to demand justice for Trayvon Martin. Hundreds of…
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By Saul Landau Western media has focused attention on Sgt. Robert Bales’ background. He allegedly murdered 16 Afghan civilians, 9 of them children, near Kandahar. After the…
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By Bill Press There was a time in the southern United States when racially-charged murders of innocent civilians were routine. We remember the deaths of four little girls in the…
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By Brigadier Gen. John Adams, U.S. Army retired, and David W. Jones From The Hill In 1979, the U.S. State Department began designating countries that “have repeatedly provided…
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By Raúl A. Sandoval González HAVANA - In Cuba, no statistics are published about poverty. That causes many people, both inside and outside the country, to wonder: is there no…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and the poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread,"…
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Al’s Loupe Lying is not a solution to the balsero dilemma By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com Let me tell you about Mr. Mesa. He is 43-years-old. He arrived in the U.S.…
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