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Nothing trumps sovereignty
The U.S. owes the government of China about $1.2 trillion. What would happen if China came to us and said, we'd be happy to cancel the debts you owe us, but you'd have to adopt China's…
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The left underestimates the danger of Trump
This election is a choice between two movements. Would you like to see left social forces continue to grow and develop? Or do you want to see Neo-Nazis, the Klan, the Alt-Right on the…
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Iranian president visits Havana, urges enhanced Iran-Cuba trade ties
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Havana on Monday and was officially welcomed by President Raul Castro at Havana's Palace of the Revolution. He stressed the need for the…
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Shameless in Miami
In his brief visit to Miami last week, Donald Trump pulled out of the bag of made-for-Miami Republican card tricks the most worn-out one. The Cuba card. He promised to take us back to…
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U.S. reveals and shares dark secrets with southern nations
The Obama administration has been declassifying state secrets and sharing them with selected Latin American governments, The Washington Post disclosed Sunday. The purpose, says the…
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Public ignorance and media pseudo-objectivity enable Trump’s lies
Elections decided by deception and mass delusion, accepted by the media as plausible, can produce tragedies the consequences of which can last decades. “I would urge journalists to ask…
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RESPECT: A new association whose mission is ‘responsible and ethical’ travel to Cuba
A new association called RESPECT is in the process of being formed. Its mission is “responsible and ethical travel to Cuba." Progreso Weekly is part of this initial effort. We share…
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Trump and Peña Nieto clash on the wall issue
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, lied about the border wall during the meeting both held in Mexico City on August…
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U.S.-Cuba negotiating historic oil-spill treaty
The U.S. is working towards creating a joint clean-up agreement with Cuba in the case of an oil spill in the Gulf. Earlier this year it presented the Cuban government with a joint…
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‘The humiliation is now complete’
Mexicans across the board were really, really mad because their president, Enrique Peña Nieto, stood by silently, impassive, neither denouncing the idea of a wall nor demanding an…
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