Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

    (Editor’s Note: We now know the results of the speech. As he has been doing for months now, Obama caved in. In fact, last night, the president reminded us of a guy named George W.…
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By Tony Pinelli On Nov. 28, what we might describe as an artistic-musical event took place in Havana. The Cuban Institute of the Cinematographic Arts and Industry (ICAIC) and Abdala…
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By Alan Farago From the Eye on Miami blog Listening to Fresh Air on November 24 and its disturbing with Jeff Sharlet turned my thoughts to the struggle between Gov. Charlie Crist and…
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By Varela The clumsy but monetarily costly cyberoffensive against Cuba with bloggers is a reflex of the very journalism practiced in Miami. To understand why a Wilfredo Cancio Isla, an…
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By Bill Press The process has been messy, but there's still a lot to cheer about in the battle for health care reform. After talking about universal health care for more than 60 years,…
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By Max J. Castro The big question haunting Washington and the American people today is how we are going to pay for it all. Two wars, health reform, and an economic stimulus amount to a…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times If you’re looking for a job right now, your prospects are terrible. There are six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings,…
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By Lorenzo Cañizares y Rolando Castañeda For years, we have decidedly supported the full reestablishment of relations between the United States and Cuba for a better and integral…
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By Amaury Cruz Contrary to the right-wing elements personified by CANF Chairman Jorge Mas Canosa and his infamous “I don’t believe in the Herald” campaign, I am an admirer of the…
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By Leonardo Padura Fuentes When in April 2009 at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad he first tried out his presidency and the promise of rapprochement towards Latin America, and…
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