Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Max J. Castro I used to get upset when Anglos spoke about “how the Cubans have taken over Miami.” Not today. Let me explain. Twenty or 30 years ago, the thesis of a “Cuban…
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By the Cuba Standard staff Clad in a white guayabera and surrounded by Politburo members, President Raúl Castro made the following statements during his opening speech of the 6th…
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By Bill Press OK. Whether you like his plan or not, can we all agree on one thing? Paul Ryan does not walk on water. But you'd never know that from the media adulation that's…
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By Portia Siegelbaum From CBS News HAVANA - American contractor Alan Gross, serving a 15-year sentence for sedition, was allowed a visit Monday morning by leaders of Cuba's Jewish…
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Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba By Gerardo Arreola From the Mexican daily La Jornada At the opening of the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), President…
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(To see video of the complete speech given by Raul Castro - in Spanish - click here.) Comrades all, The opening of the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba this afternoon marks a…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy While I coordinated chores with some colleagues to keep up to date on the opening of the Communist Party Congress, I received the news, later confirmed, that the…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy When referencing what is known as cadre politics, President Raul Castro, who continues to speak during the Communist Party Congress, has touched on, among other…
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By Elsa Claro 15 April 2011 In an editorial from the catholic magazine Palabra nueva (New word), we find the following: “The end of the paternalist state will make some feel like…
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They wonder: Will the Congress adopt a new project for a socialist country? (Photo: Ramy-PS/PW) By Manuel Alberto Ramy In a few hours, the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba…
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