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Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rican flag is seen outside the Governor's residence as Puerto Ricans vote in the general election in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 3, 2020.
Interview
Politics & Elections

Independence Is the Progressive Solution to US Colonialism in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Executive Director José López discusses the changing political landscape in Puerto Rico.
by
Margaret Power,
Truthout
January 23, 2021
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Volunteers from a nonprofit organization provide food supplies to people who line up ahead of Thanksgiving amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Harlem of New York City on November 20, 2020.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Hanukkah Is About Resistance. Let’s Resist This COVID Spike Through Mutual Aid.

The true miracle of resistance occurs when we show up for one another.
by
Brant Rosen,
Truthout
December 10, 2020
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A protester holds a flag during a demonstration calling for the closure of the airport due to the COVID-19 spike in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 9, 2020.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Puerto Rico Debt Vultures Give Big to Candidates to Influence Fiscal Board Picks

While Biden has received far more than Trump, McConnell significantly surpassed Pelosi in donations from debt vultures.
by
Abner Dennis,
Eyes on the Ties
October 24, 2020
Truthout
President Trump and the First Lady arrive at the Muniz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on October 3, 2017.
News
Politics & Elections

Former DHS Official: Trump Wasn’t Joking About Trading Puerto Rico for Greenland

“He actually said he wanted to see if we could sell Puerto Rico,” former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor said.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
August 19, 2020
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People wear face masks as they queue at a supermarket during a mandatory confinement to counter the new coronavirus in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on April 7, 2020.
News
Environment & Health

Natural Disaster Survivors Still Fighting for Relief Now Face Delays From COVID

The patchwork system of federal and local relief already tangled up in bureaucratic delays has come to a standstill.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
July 7, 2020
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People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus keep their distance as they queue at a supermarket during a mandatory confinement to counter the new coronavirus in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on April 7, 2020.
News
Economy & Labor

“No One in Puerto Rico” Has Received Stimulus Checks, Says San Juan Mayor

The Treasury Department has sent out more than 88 million payments. Not one of them went to Puerto Rico.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
April 30, 2020
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Demonstrators in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on January 23, 2020, demanded the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced and Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz after a warehouse full of relief supplies, reportedly dating back to Hurricane Maria in 2017, were found having been left undistributed to those in need.
Interview
Politics & Elections

Puerto Rico’s Uprisings Have Empowered a New Leadership Among the Oppressed

Rising activist leadership from youth, LGBTQ people and Black Puerto Ricans is a step toward liberation for the island.
by
Laura Flanders,
Truthout
February 23, 2020
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A line of people wraps around the Banco Popular in San Juan on September 25, 2017, nearly one week after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico.
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Following Earthquake, Puerto Rico’s Largest Bank Hinders a Just Recovery

Hundreds of vacant residences that were repossessed by the banks could be used to house 6,400 displaced people.
by
Abner Dennis,
Eyes on the Ties
January 23, 2020
Truthout
People share food and water on a baseball field where they are sleeping outdoors in Guanica, Puerto Rico on January 9, 2020, after a powerful earthquake hit the island.
News
Human Rights

AOC, Sanders and Velázquez Demand Trump End Hold on Puerto Rico Relief Funds

The letter called on Trump to immediately approve a major disaster declaration submitted by the Puerto Rican government.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
January 14, 2020
Truthout
Interview
Environment & Health

Deadly Earthquakes Rock Puerto Rico, Causing Mass Power Outages

Damage from the earthquakes has left nearly 350 people homeless and at least 300,000 without drinking water.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
January 8, 2020
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