Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Jeremy Wallace From the Sarasota Herald Tribune SARASOTA - At a stage in the campaign when many statewide candidates would be trying to moderate their message to appeal to general…
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By Bill Press Think of two people who once dominated the headlines, but have suddenly disappeared from sight. They've both been hidden away. Osama bin Laden's probably living in a…
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By Saul Landau “After the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spilled 11 million gallons of oil in Alaska, Congress dictated that oil companies be responsible for dealing with major accidents…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com It is time for the Obama administration to rethink its seemingly open-ended commitment in Afghanistan. The war is not going well for the United…
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By Felipe Pagliery The history of terrorism against Cuba since the earliest days of the Revolution is being told through a collection of testimonials featured in a new book coming out…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog It’s time for the federal government to put BP under temporary receivership, which gives the government authority to take over BP’s…
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By Chris Hedges From Truthout.org The witch hunts against communists in the United States were used to silence socialists, anarchists, pacifists and all those who defied the abuses…
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By Varela I know a lot of friendly waiters at the Versailles Restaurant, but the best one waits on me today. I ask him for a plate of scallops and he shakes his head as if someone…
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From Reuters The Cuban government began moving political prisoners to jails closer to their homes on Tuesday in a modest humanitarian gesture promised in recent talks with the leader of…
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By Isabel Kershner From The New York Times JERUSALEM — Israeli naval commandos conducted a deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza on Monday, earning widespread…
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