Nelson A. Denis

Nelson A. Denis served in the New York State Assembly, and is the author of War Against All Puerto Ricans (Nation Books, 2015).

“The War Against All Puerto Ricans” — One Year Later

A factual narrative with over 700 footnotes, the book is a history of US-Puerto Rico relations. But it also reads like a police blotter.

June 29, 2016

Puerto Rico needs more than dysfunctional "late hour" solutions from Washington, and "Hail Mary" editorials.

June 21, 2016

The US may soon oversee the finances of the entire government of Puerto Rico, marking a new era in Caribbean colonialism.

May 19, 2016

Members of Congress are trying to lower Puerto Rico's minimum wage — and say they're "stabilizing" the island's economy.

May 19, 2016

The book "War Against All Puerto Ricans" is a vivid, detailed account of the brutal treatment of a people "liberated" from Spain.

May 21, 2015