Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Gerardo Arreola From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada HAVANA – When Leonardo Padura arrives at the Cuba Pavilion, a storm threatens. It seems that the Havana International Book…
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By José Javier Rodriguez From Florida Center for Investigative Reporting “It will create jobs.” This by-now-familiar claim is used to sell every new plan to use…
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By Mark Engler Will the next pope embrace liberation theology? The conventional answer would be: fat chance. However, without going too far out on a limb, one could also answer in…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog Republicans lost the election but they still shape what's debated in Washington – the federal budget deficit and so-called "fiscal…
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By Saul Landau Hugo Chavez died on March 5. Heads of state came to his funeral and sent condolences to his family – except for the U.S. president. Even in death the White House…
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By Max J. Castro MIAMI - A curious thing happened to Jeb Bush as he rode first out of the gate in the horse race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. He got caught behind…
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A New York Times editorial Last month’s Supreme Court arguments over the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act served as a reminder of the long history of racial voting…
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By Randy Schultz From The Palm Beach Post WEST PALM BEACH - Florida’s sugar growers say they really, really, really want to save what’s left of the Everglades. They mean it right…
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By Sy Mukherjee From Think Progress During an interview on conservative host Hugh Hewitt’s talk radio program , Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined fellow Tea Party favorites Sens. Ted…
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Progreso Weekly founder Francisco Gonzalez Aruca died unexpectedly of a heart attack in his sleep on Wednesday, March 6, in Denver, Colorado, where he lived. He was 72 years old.…
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