Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Unlike the complex political and cultural dynamics of a state like Florida, home to the volatile exile community, Texas has no such political baggage.
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Afro-Cuban music and American Jazz continue to be closely related. They have influenced each other through the Miami-Havana route, despite the 50-year embargo.
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While the vaccine is a long way from hitting the American market, doctors at Roswell Park hope to get Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin clinical trials within eight…
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Move comes as Washington eases travel restrictions that have kept Cuba beyond the reach of most Americans.
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Following President Barack Obama's announcement in December that he would restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, the new baseball commissioner hopes his sport can assist in improving…
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For Ana Sofía Peláez, author of The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History (St. Martin's Press), writing a cookbook was the ultimate collaborative project.
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Here’s a story about Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's sudden about-face on President Obama's decision to drop Cuba from the state sponsors of terror list.
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Caroline Roux, a longtime political reporter in France, active on radio and TV, gives some insight on President François Hollande's upcoming trip to Cuba.
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I work 70 hours a week doing two jobs but cannot make ends meet. Presidential hopefuls must make profitable federal contractors pay living wages.
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“They had been planning to present a piece of legislation in the allotted 45 days to overturn the removal of Cuba from the list, but couldn’t get a majority. Rather than risk looking…
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