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Time to rethink Cuba policy
By Sarah Stephens
From Politico
President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia this week announced that negotiations will soon begin between Colombia and its principal enemy, the…
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A (death) star is born
By Max J. Castro
There is no getting around the fact that Paul Ryan delivered a sparkling performance at the Republican National Convention last week and that his presence on the…
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A perfectly clear choice
Al’s Loupe
A perfectly clear choice
By Alvaro F. Fernandez
alvaro@progresoweekly.com
The Obama presidency has let us down. He has not delivered on so many promises made during…
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On the same (wrong) page – on Cuba
By Albor Ruiz
From The New York Daily News
Here we go again.
In what has become a boring ritual, Mitt Romney and his sidekick, Paul Ryan – who contrary to his boss is supposed to…
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A state of miserliness
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
If you are one of the 836,000 unemployed people in Florida, you are out of luck and very likely out of bucks too.
At a time when multiple…
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A presidential election reminiscent of 2000
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A presidential election reminiscent of 2000
By Alvaro F. Fernandez
alvaro@progresoweekly.com
About two months left for Election Day. Are you registered to vote?
It…
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Republican platform doesn’t abandon Cuba after all
By Paul West
From the Los Angeles Times
(Editor’s Note: The Republican Convention begins next week in Tampa. Cuba seems a small priority on the GOP’s platform. But we…
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The pure math of ballot fraud in Miami-Dade
By Alan Farago
From the Eye on Miami blog
One reader posted, "This is not democracy." Another reader noted, "Only half the electorate in Miami-Dade is registered to…
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Power and the great inequality
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
Last week in Florida the state’s biggest electric company, Florida Power & Light (FPL), and the entities that gobble up huge chunks…
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Is it finally over for David Rivera?
Al’s Loupe
Is it finally over for David Rivera?
By Alvaro F. Fernandez
alvaro@progresoweekly.com
Now it’s up to us. Or how much more evidence of delinquent behavior do…
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