Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com How would you like a 31 percent annual increase in pay? How about a 16 percent cut in taxes? Should anyone need reminding of the way the…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés “The perpetual menacings of danger oblige the government to be always prepared to repel it; its armies must be numerous enough for instant…
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By Jorge Gómez Barata More than 200 years had to elapse after the French Revolution, and the worst tragedy of the modern era had to occur for a President of France to visit Haiti –…
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By Robyn Blumner Since Sarah Palin won't rule out running for the presidency in 2012, her performance recently at the Tea Party convention in Nashville deserves more scrutiny. Voters…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog This week the President is hosting a bipartisan gab-fest at the White House to try to tease out some Republican votes for health care. It's…
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By Varela This station is a kind-of loudspeaker perched on a pole in the middle of Miami, screeching all day long. Some screeches can be understood; others, cannot. And the listeners…
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Inside a festooned clubhouse in Westchester, a handsome 82-year-old in a dark suit smiles and points an index finger skyward. Though light is dim, his blue eyes, bushy gray brows, and…
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By Varela Neighbors in Miami are finding circles in almost every corner that imitate the floating gardens of Babylon. They are stone circles filled with nicely trimmed grass, exotic…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Like the armies of the South in the Civil War, the Republican Senate has parlayed weakness into strength. Under the leadership of the inscrutable…
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Al’s Loupe Hear ye: Lincoln Diaz-Balart may be responsible for turning on the sunshine during the beautiful Miami winters By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com Miami is a…
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