Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

The biggest obstacle to reforming the U.S. economy, healthcare or foreign policy isn't Republicans -- it's the media By Mark Weisbrot From The Guardian What kind of a public…
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By Robert Reich From Robert Reich’s Blog At a conference in London, a Goldman Sachs international adviser, Brian Griffiths, praised inequality. As his company was putting aside $16.7…
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By Bill Press No matter how many more troops he sends into battle, President Obama must understand that this is one war he can't win. No, I'm not talking about the war between…
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By Saul Landau Cuba has placed a resolution before the UN General Assembly on the Necessity to Put an End to the U.S. Economic, Financial and Commercial Blockade of Cuba. The Cubans…
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By Jesús Arboleya Cervera (Editor’s Note: The first part of this article appeared last week. Today it appears in its entirety -- including part 1. After reading it carefully and…
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With a new film, the Yes Men carry forth their gonzo brand of anti-corporate activism. By Mark Engler Over the past ten years, the Yes Men have emerged as an infamously daring and…
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Tomorrow, the United Nations General Assembly will likely vote overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. embargo against Cuba for an 18th consecutive year. The Washington Office on Latin…
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By Aurelio Pedroso Little over seven years ago, when an ordinary citizen tried to reach the end of that monumental work of engineering that is the cobblestone road leading to the keys…
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Al’s Loupe Ferre can win by tackling the Cuba issue By Alvaro F. Fernandez alfernandez@the-beach.net After a brief stint in the Florida legislature, Maurice Ferre became mayor of…
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By Bill Press For a while, after they got trounced in the last election, it was hard to figure out what the Republican Party stood for. They were floundering around without direction.…
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