Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Bill Press Washington insiders have a bipolar fascination with, and reaction to, leaks. First, they love 'em – couldn't live without them. Official Washington thrives on leaks:…
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By Jorge I. Domínguez From the magazine Espacio Laical (Lay Space) The Catholic Church in Cuba has experienced a remarkable transformation in the past half century. In the 1960s, the…
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Marco Rubio lacks experience and wisdom, say consultants By the Progreso Weekly staff (Editor’s Note: After reports that Romney advisors said Marco Rubio had be discarded as a…
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By Roberto G. Peralo From the blog La Joven Cuba (The Young Cuba) MATANZAS - It was a splurge of democracy and a phony rehearsal of what is wanted for the democratic future of Cuba.…
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Water in a basket The genocide of green areas By Dalia Céspedes A rose is a rose is a rose. - Gertrude Stein HAVANA – The most curious thing about original ideas is that…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com President Barack Obama scored a political slam-dunk against the Republicans last week. He did by announcing that the United States would no…
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Al’s Loupe DREAM scenario for Obama and others By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com The administration’s announcement last week that the U.S. would stop deporting almost…
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Rubio lacks experience and wisdom, say consultants By the Progreso Weekly staff Mitt Romney’s political team has stopped considering Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as a possible candidate…
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Paul Krugman is one of our brightest minds and not listened to enough. In this PBS News Hour report, Krugman details solutions for our economic problems. The Nobel Prize winning…
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By Gerardo Arreola From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada HAVANA – In their attempts to apply market rules, some state-owned businesses have had to pay a high cost that includes millions…
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