Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Saul Landau Write “war games.” Hit Google search. In a millisecond untold possibilities appear. I endure a Charmin toilet paper commercial where a cartoon bear wipes his butt with…
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By Gimleteye From the Eye on Miami blog In either case, whether Charlie Crist runs as a Republican or as a newly declared Independent -- his future with the GOP is a written…
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Al’s Loupe By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s veto of Senate Bill (SB) 6 last week was not the end of the education revolution many…
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By Elíades Acosta Matos Half a century has passed since the rebel column entered Havana and a sea of frenzied people greeted the arrival of “the Caravan of Peace.” Few people then…
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By Varela Last September, Emilio and Gloria Estefan tried to sing in Havana's Revolution Square with Juanes. At the time, the Ladies in While had spent years parading with gladioli…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog I was born in 1946, just when the boomer wave began. Bill Clinton was born that year, too. So was George W. So was Laura Bush. And Ken…
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By Bill Press For Christians and Jews everywhere, whether they celebrate Easter or Passover, this is the most holy time of the year. How unfortunate, then, that so many people chose…
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By Aurelio Pedroso In Cuba, at any time, day or night, you feel compelled to reflect, because even the smallest detail in daily life could cause you an explosive infarct that, later…
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By Max J. Castromaxjcastro@gmail.com In the mining industry, workers are expendable. The tragedy at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, where 29 miners died in an explosion,…
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By Saul Landau Scandals distract the public from focusing on key issues. Sometimes, however, they also provide insights into the character of leading cultural and political figures --…
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