Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Gerardo Arreola From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada HAVANA – Cubans living in the United States visited their country of origin in 2009 as never before in half a century and this…
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I attended an event Friday morning at the Brookings Institution, entitled Cuba's Energy Future: Strategic Approaches to Cooperation. Brookings is not known for being the most…
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By Varela According to the TV and some Miami media, I was duking it out with a mini-Muhammad Ali in the middle of the street when a policeman arrived (but didn't see the boxer, just…
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By Alvaro F. Fernandez Progreso Weekly columnist Jose Varela was released tonight on bail at around 9 p.m. I was there when he exited. TV camera personnel who had waited most of the…
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From CBS4 in Miami The race for US House District 25 between Republican David Rivera and Democrat Joe Garcia has been ugly. Thursday things got uglier. Attorney Roland Sanchez-Medina…
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Sarkozy should retire, says France By taking to the streets to defend their pension rights from regressive cuts, the French are fighting for all our benefits By Mark Weisbrot From The…
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On Sunday, the 24th at 2pm the Green Festival will be hosting a panel on "The Coalition Between Governments of the Global South and Environmentalists," included on the panel is…
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From Cubadebate   The use of nuclear weapons in a new war would mean the end of humanity. This was candidly foreseen by scientist Albert Einstein who was able to measure their…
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Yesterday, a group led by Republican strategists and misleadingly named "Latinos for Reform," attempted to launch an ad campaign that explicitly urges Latino Americans not to vote. See…
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By Varela No, the title of this article is not a campaign slogan or anything like it. And I'm not proselytizing for Democrats or against Republicans. Don't misunderstand me. I'm…
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