Jack Aponte

Jack Aponte is a gender/queer Boricua living in Oakland, California. Follow them on Twitter: @jackaponte.

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Politics & Elections

Puerto Rican Fight Lives On in People’s Assemblies Locally and in Diaspora

The movement to transform Puerto Rican society and politics beyond individual politicians is growing.

by: Jack Aponte,; Truthout

September 9, 2019

This Week’s ICE Raids Show Trump’s Tacit Support for El Paso Shooter

Trump may pretend to decry “hate,” but his actions bolster the violent racism that fueled the El Paso massacre.

by: Jack Aponte,; Truthout

August 9, 2019

Environment & Health

Corporations Are Poisoning People in Puerto Rico With Coal Ash

Rates of cancer and asthma have risen in Guayama since AES Corporation opened its coal-fired power plant.

by: Jack Aponte,; Truthout

June 10, 2019

American Ugliness: Queer and Trans People of Color Say “Not in Our Names“

In the face of Islamophobia, queer and trans people of color are lifting our voices above the din of “terror.”

by: Jack Aponte,; Truthout

June 14, 2016