Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Business leaders in Tampa visited Havana for four days last month, touting their city’s historical ties to Cuba and positioning the city to become the “new Miami,” which for half a…
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You might disagree with my ranking, but probably not by a whole lot.
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The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a boost in funds for Cuba democracy-building programs in this year’s budget. And two south Florida politicians are members of the…
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The enemies of a reestablishment of relations between Cuba and the United States have spread the word that Roberta Jacobson's nomination for ambassador to Mexico is a demonstration of…
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While Cuba is now off the terrorism list, most of the U.S. sanctions remain in place. Democracy Now's Amy Goodman speaks to historian Jane Franklin, author of "Cuba and the United…
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U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday presented a bill funding the State Department for fiscal year 2016, albeit with a special provision to block financing to open a new U.S. embassy in…
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Less than six months ago the clear favorite to represent the elephants against another ‘shoo-in’ on the donkey side was former Florida governor Jeb Bush. What went wrong?
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The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting reports that as news spread of the massive racketeering and corruption indictment against 14 top world soccer executives it didn’t take…
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Cuba “is one of those kinds of issues that could be one example of bipartisan cooperation flying forward.”
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Florida is beginning to drown as the world warms and sea levels rise. Meanwhile, the man who runs the state, Governor Rick Scott, is doing nothing about it.
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