Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Daniel Gross From The Daily Beast They’re everywhere! In the past few weeks, it’s been hard not to notice a new species: Maleus Americanus Crustius. Sure, they’ve…
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By Mark Blumenthal and Ariel Edwards-Levy From The Huffington Post WASHINGTON - With less than four weeks remaining in the race for president, a batch of new polls confirms that…
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By Juan Carlos Monedero From Público.es Chávez faces Chávez One year ago, when Hugo Chávez’s illness seemed to put an end to the Bolivarian process, serious analysts agreed…
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“They are the best people in the world and above all the gentlest – without knowledge of what is evil – nor do they murder or steal…they love their neighbors as themselves…
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By Mark Weisbrot Hugo Chávez was re-elected president of Venezuela on Sunday, by a margin of 11 percentage points. For most people who have heard or read about Chávez in the…
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From Paul Krugman From The New York Times If anyone had doubts about the madness that has spread through a large part of the American political spectrum, the reaction to…
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First debate: Romney delights, Obama disappoints By Bill Press When Mitt Romney took the stage in Denver, he already had two strikes against him. Twice before, his advisers had…
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By Saul Landau During rare breaks from stories about who will become the next President of the U.S. Empire, we news watchers stare at Greek and Spanish citizens engaged in massive…
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Mitt lies his way to victory By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Presidential debates don’t have referees, but there is a broad consensus across the political spectrum, one…
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Al’s Loupe Hugo Chavez By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com MIAMI - Hugo Chavez’ reelection in Venezuela was important news for Venezuelans. It was welcomed…
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