Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

A New York Times editorial The economy is slowly recovering from the 2008 meltdown, and the country could suffer another recession if the wrong policies take hold. The United…
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The Washington Post Editorial Board MUCH OF THE 2012 presidential campaign has dwelt on the past, but the key questions are who could better lead the country during the next four…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy Rafters (balseros) and other Cuban citizens who left the country illegally, including professionals who decided to stay abroad abandoning their mission or…
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“I’m confident we’ll get … immigration reform . And since this is off the record, I will just be very blunt. Should I win a second term, a big reason I will win a…
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By Jesús Arboleya Cervera HAVANA – Although a prestigious jurist friend of mine cautioned me that to interpret the law God had invented lawyers, I dare to share some opinions on the…
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A New York Times Editorial If Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate, Representative Paul Ryan, were to win next month’s election, the harm to women’s…
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By Bill Press There's been no lack of commentary over how candidates performed in the last three debates. Barack Obama fell asleep in the first one. A nervous Paul Ryan gulped down…
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Text of press release from the Florida Commission on Ethics TALLAHASSEE—October 24, 2012— Meeting in Tallahassee on October 19th in closed session, the Florida Commission on Ethics…
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How the U.S. played Russian roulette with nuclear war By Noam Chomsky From guardian.co.uk The American attacks are often dismissed in U.S. commentary as silly pranks, CIA…
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By Gerardo Arreola From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada HAVANA – Mexico and Cuba again reviewed the state of their bilateral trade in what might be the last effort of that type…
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