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Obama 2.0, Cuba and CANF
(Note: These were the words offered by Progreso Weekly editor Alvaro Fernandez on Dec. 17, in Havana, Cuba, during the program offered by the University of Havana titled:…
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Scalia has no right to rule on same sex marriage
By Bill Press
Once upon a time, Supreme Court justices were seen but not heard. The only time they spoke in public was to ask a question at oral arguments. Otherwise, they kept…
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U.S. Cuba relations – The Alan Gross hurdles
By Antonio Martinez
From USCubaPolitics.com
Alan and Judy Gross and their representatives have been ramping up the pressure on the administration to do what it has failed to do…
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Inequality is undermining our democracy
By Robert Reich
Washington has a way of focusing the nation's attention on tactical games over partisan maneuvers that are symptoms of a few really big problems. But we almost never…
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Obama could use Gross and the Five to restore relations
By Saul Landau
President Obama has an opportunity to right some injustices, perform a humanitarian act, and begin the process of repairing fifty plus years of broken U.S.-Cuba…
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Don’t let big media get bigger
Bill Moyers and Sen. Bernie Sanders
In 1983, 50 corporations controlled a majority of American media. Now that number is six. And Big Media may get even bigger, thanks to…
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No deal is better than a bad deal
By Bill Press
If you really thought we were going to avoid going over the fiscal cliff, if you seriously believed Republicans in Congress would come to their senses and agree on a…
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Jim DeMint resigns from Senate
By Alexander Bolton
From The Hill
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has resigned from the Senate to take over the conservative Heritage Foundation.
DeMint's decision to leave…
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Day by day: A saint for the Occupy era?
By Virginia Cannon
From The New Yorker
Dorothy Day, a heroine of the American left and perhaps the most famous radical in the history of the American Catholic Church, led one of…
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The evolution of the Puerto Rican vote
By Charles Mathesian
From Politico.com
NEW YORK - The out-migration of New Yorkers to Florida has altered politics in both states for decades and the trend appears to be continuing.…
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