Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

A landscape artist in Spain has put a garden on the roof of a bus. "My mission is to expand the garden area in urban environments, increase the absorption of CO2 and give public…
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"This is a sad day for Bradley Manning, but it's also a sad day for all Americans who depend on brave whistleblowers and a free press for a fully informed public debate," commented the…
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Progreso Weekly columnist Yadira Escobar offers her impressions of who was at Miami International Airport to witness the arrival of 10 Cuban baseball players from Havana.
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The purchase of the Post intensified the big debate about the future of newspapers in the U.S. The new owner once said that "20 years from now there will be no printed newspapers" in…
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A group of 10 retired former Industriales baseball players arrived in Miami late Sunday night from Havana. As former members of Cuba’s most famous baseball team, they are here to…
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Florida Governor Rick Scott and his sorry band of Republican allies are at it once again. They are laying the groundwork for another stolen election.
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Florida's Stand Your Ground law as it is now written does not have the support of all sheriffs from around the state. Some would like to see the law revised.
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A tearful Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to illegally spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal purchases.
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The White House and its media allies are gradually undermining the NSA whistleblower. The cause of liberty needs his advocacy, says Mark Weisbrot in this article for The Guardian.
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Why is the nation more bitterly divided today than it has been in eighty years? If anything, you’d think this would be an era of relative calm. And yet, by almost every measure,…
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