Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Once upon a time in the United States, a beautiful dream deteriorated until it became a nightmare for those who hoped to have a roof over their heads, the core of the so-called American…
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National Court Judge Eloy Velasco threw out a lawsuit submitted by the family of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá against two Cuban Army officers whom they accused of crimes against…
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Republicans claim this is a “Christian nation.” The key part to being a Christian is the belief in Jesus Christ and believers striving to live their lives the way he did. So why cut…
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September 23 is the annual commemoration of the so-called Cry of Lares, an event that signaled the start of the Puerto Rican independence struggle against Spain in 1868. As often…
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Statement to the press by Cuban delegation to the technical meeting between Cuban and U.S. experts on air and sea search-and-rescue operations.
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Raúl Castro signed the decree-law that created the island's first Special Zone of Development, in Mariel. The ZEDM, built at a cost of approximately $900 million will begin partial…
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There's no doubt that John Edwards' warning during the 2004 Democratic National Convention about "two Americas" was right on the money. And, as this week's report from the Census Bureau…
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The Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Commission concluded its 31st session today with the signing of a protocol establishing a medium-term agenda for areas of cooperation in the medium…
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This week brought some good news for working people – for a change. California, the biggest state in the nation by population is on the verge of increasing the minimum wage to $9 an…
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The pope’s statement is a sharp departure from many of the other leaders in the Church, who have recently been pressuring him to take a stronger stance on those issues.
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