Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Manuel Alberto Ramy “We are dealing with a snake that bites its own tail.” The title of this article is taken from a sentence spoken by a young woman during a neighborhood meeting…
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What follows is an Al Jazeera produced video on Cuba and what some are saying. Represented is Raices de Esperanza/Roots of Hope, a Miami group of mostly young, well-educated (in the…
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By Peter Kornbluh Taken from The Nation In El Paso, Texas, the perjury trial of the infamous violent Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles took a historic turn today. For the first time in a…
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I was able to catch some of the opinions of young folks that attended the Feb. 5th march in solidarity with the people of Egypt. Today is a historic day in the world and in foreign…
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EVENT SUMMARY Last month, the Obama administration announced much anticipated new rules liberalizing people-to-people exchanges with Cuba. Policymakers, stakeholders and observers are…
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By Varela I read that anthropologists are happy because the human brain shrank 10 percent in the past 30,000 years. They say that is a sign of intellectual development because the…
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Al’s Loupe Message to The Miami Herald By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progreso-weekly.com I wonder why The Miami Herald often ignores Progreso Weekly/Semanal. Do they fear us? Or maybe…
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By Saul Landau TV showed seemingly interminable telephoto images of protestors against Mubarak’s dictatorship; then, of his thugs disguised as pro-government protestors. Suggesting…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The power of the gun lobby in the United States -- and the determination of Republican politicians to coddle the National Rifle Association (NRA)…
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By Luis Sexto The current relations between the Cuban state and the Catholic Church seems to agree on an old adage: "Better to light a candle than curse the darkness," assuming that…
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