Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Young in years but older than Methuselah in mindset when it comes to the land of his parents, the new Congressman is one more denizen in the shameful fauna of those who want Washington…
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The administration announced last Friday that it would double the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, to 3,100; request an additional $5.6 billion for the war; and put U.S. trainers closer…
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Hostile relations between United States and Cuba hinder efforts to cooperate on key environmental issues; end of ban on travel to Cuba is needed.
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Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, and Sen. Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, believe that the Cuban government will free Alan Gross. Still, they will fly back Wednesday…
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Let’s turn Election Day into a holiday. It’s one giant leap for a political system that the world can look upon as an example, not a failure.
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The effective unemployment rate for 18-29 year-olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 14.7 percent.
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United States political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has filed a lawsuit on the grounds that a new Pennsylvania law is aimed at silencing prisoners.
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Washington should recognize that the most it can hope to accomplish is to positively influence Cuba’s evolution toward a more open society. That is more likely to come about through…
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Republican candidates held their own among female voters. But Democrats got tarred and feathered by male voters. And they have no answers.
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The tax revenues from marijuana in states where it has been legalised are relatively sizeable - is this one of the reasons why many places are consenting to pro-marijuana legislation?
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