Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Alan Farago (aka Gimletye) From Eye on Miami The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce endorsed big-time casinos downtown recently. What else would you expect from an organization…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” These words from the…
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By Brian Hamacher From NBCMiami.com Violent crime, poverty, low education rate and a crippled housing industry helped Miami reach the top spot in 24/7 Wall Street's first-annual list…
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Al’s Loupe Important charter amendments on Tuesday’s Miami-Dade ballot By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com Next Tuesday is a big day in Florida. On the 31st, the…
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Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops…
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From the Associated Press HAVANA — Cuban officials say a decaying residential building has collapsed in a densely packed neighborhood of Havana, killing three people and injuring six. A…
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By Bill Press He barely won the Iowa primary. He handily won New Hampshire. He's going to win South Carolina next. So now we know the Republican nominee for president will be: Gordon…
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By Saul Landau “Oy,” sobs the old woman. “Oy! Oy!” “What’s the matter, grandma?” asks a man passing by. “Oy, I’m so thirsty!” He returns with a glass of water. She drinks it and…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog Mitt Romney is casting the 2012 campaign as "free enterprise on trial" – defining free enterprise as achieving success through…
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By Gerardo Arreola From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada HAVANA – In one year, Cuba doubled the volume of its trade with Venezuela, which in late 2010 accounted for nearly 40 percent…
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