Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

If you are following the news of political turmoil in Brazil, it may be difficult to get a grasp of what is really going on. This often happens when there is an attempted coup in the…
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They say that Minerva’s owl flies at dusk—wisdom comes too late. But sometimes Minerva’s owl flies at first light, and being among the first to perceive has its cost too. The Sunday New…
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Francisco Rodríguez is a journalist and a militant member of the Cuban Communist Party. He’s not happy with the procedure being followed on the eve of the PCC's Seventh Congress because…
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Who will win the presidential election? Climate change, is it real? Will Trump build his wall? And will the Mexicans pay for it? These and so many other questions matter little if we…
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Al Día News columnist Albor Ruiz on Wednesday penned these words regarding Fidel Castro’s reaction to President Obama’s speech in Havana’s Gran Teatro Nacional. Love him or hate him,…
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Sarpoma Sefa-Boakye is one of over 100 Americans who have attended the Latin American Medical School - ELAM, in Spanish - in Cuba. She grew up in southern California and went to UCLA…
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President Obama crossed the Rubicon when he rejected the notion that the interests of the Cuban people should or can be defined by the United States. That, in itself, is a legacy, one…
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Fidel Castro responds to Obama's speech at the Alicia Alonso Grand Theater of Havana and cites revolutionary leaders including Antonio Maceo, José Martí and Camilo Cienfuegos.
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President Obama may be the most intelligent and articulate president the U.S. has had since Kennedy. It is therefore not surprising that he awakened the sympathy of the Cuban people.
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