Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Left in the dark over Washington’s reunification plans with Havana, while not wanting to alienate key Republican allies, Israel has opted not to publicly support the Obama…
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"Don't defend me, pal." That memorable phrase by Mexican comedian Tin Tan perfectly fits those U.S. politicians who, assuming poses of concern over the welfare of Cubans, oppose the…
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A dialogue between Cuba and the United States, leading to a normalization of relations between the two countries, does not indicate a "drift" in Havana's relationship with Moscow, said…
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Cuba’s bloggers have staked out a middle ground between the hard-line criticism of dissidents and the propaganda of state-run media. How much freedom will the Cuban government will give…
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Washington may be moving closer to Havana, but Moscow is not moving away, to judge by the presence in the Cuban capital last week of Russia's deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Olegovich…
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A new poll has a large number of Americans supporting President Obama’s decision to establish diplomatic ties with Cuba, but an even larger number in favor of ending the trade and…
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There are very few people who worked harder and as smartly as Aruca to make what happened so unexpectedly last Thursday become a reality.
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The change in U.S. policy toward Cuba has rattled one sector of the Cuban American community--hard-line exiles who consider themselves the real or "historical exiles"--to their very…
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The number of visitors from the United States in the past 12 months ranges from 400,000 to half a million. The number that the experts predict for the future is impressive: from 1…
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U.S. consumers will rack up at least $60 billion in credit card debt.
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