Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Scene from “The History of Juan Lennon”. (Photo courtesy of Pepe Piñeyro) By Aurelio Pedroso HAVANA - A theater production, written and staged in Miami, has returned to Havana and…
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Mohamed Mursi beats off military man Ahmed Shafiq to become Egypt's first post-uprising president By Sherif Tarek From Ahram Online The Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate,…
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By Liz Goodwin From Yahoo! News President Barack Obama has widened his considerable lead over Mitt Romney among registered Latino voters in five key swing states, according to a new…
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By David Nakamura and Felicia Sonmez From The Washington Post ORLANDO, Fla. — A week after unveiling a new immigration policy, President Obama made a direct appeal to a large conference…
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By Mark Weisbrot From The Guardian A coup is taking place right now – Friday (June 22) afternoon – in Paraguay. That is how it has been described by a number of neighboring…
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By Nelson P Valdes Recently a number of journalists and commentators have wondered whether Fidel Castro has lost his marbles . Thus, Paul Haven of the Associated Press in Havana on…
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From the Associated Press HAVANA — A Cuban official said Wednesday that the country has strict controls to avoid money laundering and works closely with banks to detect and deter…
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We're seriously studying his qualifications, he says From Progreso Weekly staff Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney denied news reports that Senator Marco Rubio was no…
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By Saul Landau Syria has become dangerous. Syrians get killed and wounded almost daily. Their neighbors have also felt the impacts of violence: refugees in Turkey and outbreaks of…
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By David Brooks From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada NEW YORK – While in the cradle of democracy the demos went to the polls last Sunday to determine Greece’s immediate…
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