Florida

By Varela Imagine that your neighbor has a guest house where he rents rooms and plans to expand and improve his business in the neighborhood. For that reason, your neighbor wants you…
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By Néstor García Iturbe From Servicio Hermes When talking about assassinations as actions carried out by the government of the United States as part of its policy of state…
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Al’s Loupe Cuba’s the loser in Florida’s senate race By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com How do you explain the fact that Cubans in Miami are supporting and…
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By Varela I lived in three cities in Cuba. Deep in the provinces. I remember the funeral processions. The people walked behind the hearse looking mournful, weepy, serious. The fame…
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A paid lobbyist of the U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC, Mauricio Claver-Carone, claims to tell Miami Herald readers the "Truth about the travel ban" to Cuba. His article tortures both truth and…
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Al’s Loupe Reining in money’s corrupting influence over politicians By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com Money plays a vital role in electoral politics. Fat wallets…
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By Elíades Acosta Matos On Feb. 11, at Florida International University, Lincoln Díaz-Balart read a press release announcing his refusal to run for a tenth term in the U.S. Congress…
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By Varela I'm reading the paper while my son sits beside me, doing homework. Suddenly, he asks:–“Dad, are there honest politicians?”I reply (to get him off my back):–“Yes, there are.”…
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By Varela Around the 1990s, Ana Margarita Martínez was a divorced woman who, like many others, sought temporary consolation in churches. Before that, I believe she had attempted…
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Al’s Loupe Why is Lincoln Diaz-Balart an untouchable? By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com Why would an egocentric politician like Lincoln Diaz-Balart give up a…
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