Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

The future changes announced in the Electoral Law (term limits is the only sure change so far) constitute an appropriate framework for the released agents to occupy posts in the…
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Nobody should assume that we're witnessing the consummation of a marriage between Cuba and the United States. Rather, we're seeing the negotiations for the terms of a divorce whose…
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Today we experienced a shameful first in this country. It was one of the most degrading acts of foreign interference – and in our own legislative chamber – ever witnessed by the…
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Coups and countercoups. Crackdowns. Economic crackups. Seven cents for a tube oftoothpaste and $755 for a box of condoms. As a result of the latter, Bloomberg says, “Venezuela has one…
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Florida state legislators begin the two-plus month session today that determines our coming year – from school funding to dealing with poverty and jobs, Medicaid and a host of other…
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The political and administrative authorities of this province, about 400 kilometers east of Havana, have known since late October that the accumulation of rain would not permit the…
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City of Miami Commissioners unanimously voted to pass the “Responsible Wage Ordinance.” The Coalition for Responsible Wages, a diverse group of faith, labor, and community groups came…
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How far are Republicans willing to go just to stick it to immigrants? The GOP provided a resounding answer last week.
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In an unprecedented move, 200 veterans of the Israeli security services accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday of being a “danger” to Israel.
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Aboriginal leaders of the ‘Literacy for Life’ program held an all-day seminar in Sydney today (28 February) to discuss the expansion of the Cuban-based adult literacy technique into…
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