Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

ARTICLE 2. The Sovereignty belongs to the People, from whom emanate all the Powers of the State exercised by representation. The People's sovereignty may also be exercised in a direct…
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By Arturo López Levy From CubaNuestra Digital (Author's Note: This article was submitted to Encuentro en la Red, where my articles have routinely been published without censorship.…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdes (This essay was written on July 19, before any agreement was reached as to the conditions of Zelaya’s return to Honduras.) "Why haven't there been…
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By Aurelio Pedroso There's lots to say about the singular presence of the London Royal Ballet in Havana, such as repeating “home-made” about Nicholas Georgiadis' magnificent costumes…
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By Eduardo Galeano If international justice truly exists, why does it never bring the powerful to justice? The authors of the worst butcheries don't go to prison. Could it be because…
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Al’s Loupe Miami-Dade cuts back on necessities; spends on the luxuries; will raise our taxes By Alvaro F. Fernandez alfernandez@the-beach.net My mother recently landed at Mt. Sinai…
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One of the area’s master manipulator of information, the man who serves (or served) the U.S.’ three letter agency in Spain, Carlos Alberto Montaner is at it again. An intelligent man,…
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From The New York Times: CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Negotiations to end the standoff in Honduras collapsed Sunday when the de facto government that ousted President Manuel Zelaya refused…
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And things continue to get… worse. Florida's unemployment rate rose to 10.6 percent in June, continuing a demoralizing climb begun two years ago and fueling fears that the state may be…
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By Elíades Acosta Matos Until June 28, a wily coalition of think tanks, big communications media, neoconservative politicians and leftist turncoats had almost managed to convince Latin…
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