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Puerto Rico

A crowd of people protest while waving Puerto Rican flags and holding signs
News
Politics & Elections

Hundreds of Thousands to Protest as Puerto Rico Governor Refuses to Resign

This follows the publication of sexist and racist comments between Rosselló and his aides.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
July 22, 2019
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Nearly 100,000 Demand Puerto Rico Governor Rosselló Resign Over Lewd Texts
Interview
Politics & Elections

Nearly 100,000 Demand Puerto Rico Governor Resign Over Lewd Texts, Corruption

Formal complaints against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló have been introduced, as have calls for his impeachment.
by
Amy Goodman &
Nermeen Shaikh,
Democracy Now!
July 18, 2019
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Mitch Mcconnell
News
Politics & Elections

Mitch McConnell Dismisses Representation for DC and Puerto Rico as “Socialism”

For decades the Republican Party has supported possible statehood, but Trump is now against it.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
June 19, 2019
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Bulldozers work with coal in a mine near a body of water
Op-Ed
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
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A woman holds a sign reading "Disaster in Puerto Rico made by U.S. banks"
News
Economy & Labor

Interest Groups Push to Uphold Law Withholding Relief to Puerto Rico

Domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are lobbying to keep the Jones Act on the books.
by
Camille Erickson,
Center for Responsive Politics
June 5, 2019
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President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2019.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?

The scope of the Trump administration’s defiance of Congress points to one.
by
Victoria Bassetti,
Brennan Center for Justice
May 19, 2019
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A lock over the front gate of Escuela Emilio Castelar in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Photo Essay
Education & Youth

Puerto Ricans Transform Closed Schools Into Community Centers

Schools reclaimed as community centers are helping to create communities lost in the wake of the hurricanes.
by
Ankur Singh,
Truthout
May 12, 2019
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Ten-year-old Alana Rivera does her daily homework in her apartment balcony lit by a cell phone light in San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 6, 2017. Rivera's school reopened its doors without electricity to receive students 46 days after Hurricane Maria hit the island.
News
Education & Youth

Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms After Hurricane Maria

Similar problems have been reported among children in other parts of the Caribbean also affected by hurricanes in 2017.
by
Carmen Heredia Rodriguez,
Kaiser Health News
April 29, 2019
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A woman stands in front of a riot police line during a May Day protest against pension cuts, school closures and slow hurricane recovery efforts in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 1, 2018.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis

Policing is a form of “colonial crisis management” in Puerto Rico, says author Marisol LeBrón.
by
Anton Woronczuk,
Truthout
April 21, 2019
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Local residents watch after a U.S. Army helicopter landed during food and water delivery efforts four weeks after Hurricane Maria struck on October 18, 2017, in Utuado, Puerto Rico.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

A Political Stalemate Over Puerto Rico Is Leaving US Disaster Funding in Limbo

The Trump administration’s neglect of Puerto Rico is based in racial bias.
by
Lauren Lluveras,
The Conversation
April 18, 2019
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