Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

The relaxed crowd of happy hour craft beer drinkers Thursday night seemed totally turned off by politics as usual in Florida — the ideal audience for Adrian Wyllie.
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It is likely that the presence in Havana of Brazil's Roberto Azevêdo -- a skilled career diplomat, economist and director general of the WTO -- is another sign that things are changing…
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Florida’s gubernatorial election is less than three months away. This one may be the most important governor’s race in the country with national implications, especially for 2016.
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A conversation with middle-aged moms, homeless men, and college kids about post-prohibition in Boulder, Colorado
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A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
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Some 24 percent of people over 15 years old are habitual smokers in Cuba and half the population is exposed to tobacco smoke at home, at work or in public places, official Cuban media…
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Keep an eye on this woman; she is truly one to watch!
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There are homes, uniquely Cuban, where discretion is extinguished, where modesty is a rare unknown hue, where borders do not exist; repeated in every neighborhood, in every province.
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In the past, it's been difficult to definitively answer a question like this. A new, nation-wide database might help.
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Cuba is gaining attention as a potential trade partner for the marine industry as some speculate whether the United States will lift its half-century trade embargo with the country.
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