Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Carmen Lira Saade (Extracts from interview with Fidel Castro published by the Mexican daily La Jornada) HAVANA – He spent four years struggling between life and death, in and…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Last Saturday, Glenn Beck, the right-wing radio demagogue and Fox News fixture, held an event at the Lincoln Memorial. The gathering, at which Sarah…
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By Saul Landau After 7 and ½ years President Obama seems to be updating his Republican predecessor’s May 1, 2003, pronouncement: “Mission Accomplished – Iraq Still Destroyed.” Bush…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times The last time a Democrat sat in the White House, he faced a nonstop witch hunt by his political opponents. Prominent figures on the right…
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By Gimleteye From the Eye on Miami blog No one is surprised that the Marlins, a professional sports team, conned public officials into standing behind a $700 million stadium, lying…
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By Carlos Lazo Recently, five Cuban-American congressmen wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, urging him not to change U.S. policy toward Cuba. According to the unprecedented…
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By Bill Press Something important happened this week: Republican leaders in Congress finally came out for something. Don't knock it. This is progress. We know what they're against:…
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By Varela The American monster created to topple the Castro government by supplying a propaganda alternative to the Cuban people – Radio and TV Martí – was spawned during the Cold…
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I keep reading that Bud Chiles, son of former Florida governor and U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles (who by defeated Jeb Bush in his first quest for governor of Florida during the…
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Photo Credit: http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2005/0508/Hispanics/richardson.jpg Bill Richardson returned from Cuba this last Friday after a weeklong trade and commerce…
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