Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog It's a perfect storm. And I'm not talking about the impending dangers facing Democrats. I'm talking about the dangers facing our democracy.…
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Al’s Loupe Non-voters may help elect Rivera and Rolle in Miami By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com “Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.” -…
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Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com In preparation for the December presidential review of how well the U.S.-NATO strategy in Afghanistan is working, U.S. civilian and military…
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By Saul Landau The United States slogs through its worst crisis since the Great Depression, but some editorial writers in leading newspapers practice denial of their reality and focus…
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By Tristram Korten From The Florida Independent Eight years ago, when U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek, a five-term Democrat, decided to retire, she gave her son Kendrick a memento of her time…
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By Paul Craig Roberts From The Trends Research Institute Policymakers agree that consumer spending drives the U.S. economy. Yet the same policymakers, when confronted with an economy…
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By Bill Press Ah, democracy. It was nice while it lasted, because, if the essence of democracy is honest and fair elections, democracy doesn't exist anymore. This election has been…
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President Obama promised to reach out to Cuba, in hopes it would encourage reform. But now that the Castro brothers are actually following through, Washington is missing in action. By…
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Por Scott Hiaasen y Patricia Mazzei Tomado de El Nuevo Herald David Rivera, candidato republicano al Congreso, enmendó sus declaraciones financieras estatales con el fin de borrar…
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By Scott Hiaasen and Patricia Mazzei From The Miami Herald MIAMI — Republican congressional candidate David Rivera has amended his state financial disclosure forms to erase any mention…
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