Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Biden administration statements on the unrest in Cuba were notable for what they did not mention: the blockade and the 243 new measures imposed on the Island.
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“The truth is that if one wanted to help Cuba, the first thing that should be done is to suspend the blockade of Cuba...” Lopez Obrador told a news conference.
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At a press conference Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said people who attempt to leave Cuba and Haiti via boat will be intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard and turned…
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President Biden said, "We stand with the Cuban people..." without acknowledging the fact that the embargo and other measures are also responsible for the state of the people.
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While the domestic politics are tricky, Biden can at least start with issues that have an humanitarian impact.
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"Taxing multinationals at 15% would still leave them facing a lower rate than the average American pays in state and federal income tax."
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The American empire is disintegrating before our very eyes. It’s imploding like that Surfside building that came down, at night, and without notice, because we believe that it can’t…
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A certain portion of the people of the United States seems embarked on collective delusions that have devolved into a national suicide mission.
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The structural problems of the Cuban economy are real and present. Yet there are still those who use distance from the empire as an excuse.
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