Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Luis Sexto From his blog Patria y Humanidad HAVANA – Those who still insist that Cuba had one of the “most enviable” economies in Latin America before 1959 risk…
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By Max J. Castro MIAMI - After President Barack Obama’s listless performance in the first debate with Mitt Romney, I wrote on this page that we would see a very different Obama…
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By Scott Hiaasen and Patricia Mazzei From The Miami Herald Already facing FBI probes and a daunting re-election, Congressman David Rivera was charged Wednesday by state…
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How the U.S. played Russian roulette with nuclear war By Noam Chomsky From guardian.co.uk The problem with Castro In the case of Cuba, the State Department policy planning…
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How the U.S. played Russian roulette with nuclear war By Noam Chomsky From guardian.co.uk A serious dilemma The planners therefore faced a serious dilemma: they had in hand…
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If it had been a boxing match, President Obama would have won on points. Whatever the case, Obama did win the third and final debate. Will it matter? Two weeks from tomorrow we…
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By Aurelio Pedroso HAVANA – Last Saturday, round about noon, a Mexican radio station phoned me to ask if I’d be willing to participate live in some program and comment about the…
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George McGovern, the last true liberal to run for president of the United States, died very early yesterday (Sunday October 22) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was 90 years old.…
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The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board endorsement Nowhere has Mitt Romney’s pursuit of the presidency been more warmly welcomed or closely followed than here in Utah. The Republican…
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How the U.S. played Russian roulette with nuclear war (Editor’s Note: Due to the importance of the analysis by the author, Progreso Weekly has decided to publish the entire…
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