Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Bill Press Samuel Gompers, the cigar maker who became a labor leader and founder of the AFL, was once asked: "What does labor want?" His answer was simple and direct:…
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By Aurelio Pedroso HAVANA – I read with interest that Havana’s emblematic Malecón has just been reproduced in miniature on Biscayne Bay, just like that other singular imitation…
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By Jesús Arboleya Cervera HAVANA – Finally, Miami’s Fire Department confirmed what the whole world knew and the FBI had refused to confirm: an incendiary bomb, delivered with…
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By Michael Lewis From Miami Today Gov. Rick Scott blundered in the minefield of professional anti-Castro politics. The blast smacked Florida's business climate while scarring him…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal…
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By Alex Leary From Tampa Bay Times MIAMI — Anton Fajardo voted for John McCain in 2008 but is now for Barack Obama. Alex Toledo backed Obama yet likes Ron Paul. Juan Morales also…
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By Lachlan Markay From The Foundry * The U.S. State Department has decided to grant a visa to Mariela Castro Espin, daughter of Raul Castro, the country’s President and Premier, niece…
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  The Havana Visual Arts Biennial invades the city´s streets and squares “Heads”, a Manuel Mendive´s performance. May 12/2012. Cubadebate The Havana Visual Arts Biennial is considered…
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By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau From the Orlando Sentinel WASHINGTON — A Spanish company drilling an exploratory well north of Havana is within a week of reaching its target: an…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Enough austerity! That was the clear message that Greek and French voters sent their leaders at the ballot box last weekend. Greeks for…
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