Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Elsa Claro The text can be read quickly. "The Council of Ministers agreed to expand the practice of self-employment eliminating several existing prohibitions to the granting of…
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Al’s Loupe Money is king in (Florida) politics By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com In Florida, when the 2010 political season is over and done with, we may look back and…
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By Wayne S. Smith (This is a letter to the editor that recently appeared in The Washington Post.) In his Aug. 9 op-ed column on his conversation with Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega,…
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By Varela I'm not going to jabber on about education, sports or health. I'll hit hard and without gloves. Cuba has reached the level of other developed countries. It has street…
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By Fernando Ravsberg From BBC Mundo If you're going to spy on the United States, I recommend that you do it for countries like Israel or Russia, with whom it seems Washington…
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By Michael Moore So General Motors is back to making billions in profit. And if the past is any guide, we know what that means: time for some layoffs! Or maybe not. Back in the ‘80s…
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David Rivera is still trying to lie his way to the top. This guy may soon overtake Dorrin Rolle in my book as the sleaziest politician in Miami. He denies a friend (because he does…
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By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com Even before President Barack Obama weighed in on the subject, a plan to build a Muslim cultural/religious center in New York City, two blocks from…
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By Danny Glover and Saul Landau From the Ontario California airport some 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles we drove north on Highway 15, the road to Las Vegas. Cars with expectant…
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By Bill Richardson From The Washington Post Arizona's attempt to create and enforce its own immigration policy has once again amplified -- and politicized -- the immigration debate…
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