Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Michael C. Bender From the Palm Beach Post Republican Marco Rubio collected $4.3 million from April 1 to June 30, a record for a U.S. Senate candidate in Florida. But he spent $4…
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By Bill Press Shirley Sherrod has been offered a new job in the Department of Agriculture. And by the time you read this, I hope she has taken it. She was done wrong. And she would…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com These days the discussion in Washington D.C. centers on deficits. Deficit hawks abound; they predict the country will be ruined unless the U.S.…
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By Saul Landau Someone, perhaps the protagonist himself, made a mistake -- perhaps an “oversight,” as Washington bureaucrats label their errors. Alan Gross, on a mission for his…
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By Varela To better understand some things in life, the best method, according to my psychiatrist, is to compare, but in parables, same as Jesus did when talking to others. Remember…
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By Wallace C. Turbeville From new deal 2.0 The current system of trader compensation will continue to decay the heart of Wall Street. Which is a greater threat to the nation --…
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By Joshua Green (Editor’s Note: This column is taken from Boston.com. It appeared on July 22. We thought it was important to print. Although you don’t hear of Jeb Bush, he is an…
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By Atilio A. Borón From Página 12 (Argentina) An unconditional pawn of the empire, Álvaro Uribe says goodbye to the presidency of Colombia with a new provocation: the allegation…
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Al’s Loupe Miami’s (probably) most ethically challenged politician should coast to victory in August, with our help By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com Dorrin Rolle wants to…
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By Bob Stallman From the Houston Chronicle A bill moving through the U.S. House would lift America's last travel ban on Cuba, and in the process, lead to more agricultural…
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