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By Saul Landau The State Department echoed by the European Union has once again raised the human rights issue to beat up Cuba. In 1959, Fidel Castro declared his independence from the…
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By Mark Weisbrot From The Guardian Alan Greenspan had a dream, or rather a nightmare. Greenspan seems to have woken up in a cold sweat one morning in fear that the period of…
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By Bill Press Poor John Roberts. His feelings are hurt. And he wants big bully Barack Obama to stop picking on him. Poor John Roberts. Apparently, he's been nursing a grudge ever…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Could a Dennis Kucinich become the Ralph Nader of health care reform? (Editor’s Note: Before closing this edition of Progreso Weekly, Rep. Dennis…
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By Saul Landau I waited in line at the Phoenix airport thinking how a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, evaded security. Meanwhile, an informed TSA woman wanded me with a small…
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By Gimleteye From the Eye on Miami blog A recent campaign finance report shows that U.S. Senate hopeful, Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek has already gathered contributions of at…
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By Bill Press At long last, the preliminaries are over and we're entering the final rounds of the health care reform debate. After making the mistake of staying on the sidelines for…
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By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com The last year has seen the rise of a movement based on anger and hatred. The Tea Party represents only the most visible sector of that movement,…
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By Saul Landau Miami, 2008 Antonio Veciana described three failed assassination plots he directed against Fidel Castro – with the help and encouragement of the CIA. In 1960, Maurice…
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By Carl Hiassen From The Miami Herald It must be like a bad dream for Marco Rubio. He goes to bed as the golden boy of the New Right, and wakes up as just another phony with a $134…
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