Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Because of the style of parliamentary debate in Cuba, it is impossible to know if any of the more than 500 deputies present at the National Assembly asked: "Why a Foreign Investment Law…
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Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, will pay an official visit to Cuba on April 12.
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In December 2009, Alan Gross was arrested in Cuba for violating that country's laws by introducing sophisticated communications equipment. His mission was part of a program of the…
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The White House, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development promptly fell into step Thursday (April 3) after the revelation that the USAID had created a program…
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Excerpts from the speech delivered by President Raúl Castro during the commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution barely 3 months ago. These statements…
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Once again, Cubans cleverly solve their relative isolation. The solution is popularly known as the "Package of the Week," weighs one terabyte and soothes -- or at least it tries to --…
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According to documents obtained by The Associated Press the plan was to develop a bare-bones "Cuban Twitter." Later when the network reached a critical mass of subscribers operators…
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A major new ranking of livability in 132 countries puts the United States in a sobering 16th place. We underperform because our economic and military strengths don’t translate into…
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Suddenly, everyone seems to be talking about inequality. Barack Obama talks about it. Leading economists and other social scientists write about it. And no one talks about inequality…
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Cuban José Fernández arrived in the U.S. at the age of 15. Last year, at 20, he was named Rookie of the Year in the Major Leagues. He plays for the Miami Marlins. In the season opener…
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