Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

For the partners in La Esperanza, Cuba's only urban cooperative producing plastic elements, the idea of creating a material that looks like wood, a material seemingly out of a Jules…
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David Brooks writes in Mexico's La Jornada of Bernie Sanders' political revolution to rescue his country. And he concludes that maybe thanks to Sen. Sanders, the word "socialist" will…
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Religion Digital recently published an interview with Frei Betto we have re-printed in Semanal. The subject of the interview is Pope Francis’ visit next month to Cuba. I offer you some…
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If the insemination rod technique were used more often and more effectively, the cattle would be more productive -- though it would still be insufficient for 11 million Cubans.
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State Department spokesman John Kirby tried to dampen the initial enthusiasm over commercial air travel between the U.S. and Cuba by cautioning that "normalizing relations is going to…
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The raising of the American flag with the Malecon in the background, the playing of the national anthems of each country, were symbolic highlights. But what made the occasion truly…
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Blanche Petrich of Mexico's La Jornada interviews diplomat Ramón Sánchez-Parodi who bluntly states, "They are the ones who must dismantle the state of affairs they have created."
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When there are shortages of anything, a Cuban will always pull out an ace from his or her sleeve. But nothing -- as far as we know -- can replace water.
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The Obama administration has no intention of slowing down its Cuba initiatives. News services are reporting that the administration plans to soon “unilaterally lift travel restrictions…
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