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Puerto Rico
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.
Trump Wants to Maintain US Empire But Without the Alliances
Trump is seeking to control the U.S. empire from a walled-off fortress without war coalitions or alliances.
Congresswoman Slams Trump for Fighting Against Puerto Rico Disaster Aid
On Monday, two competing disaster relief bills stalled in the Senate.
Puerto Rico Forced to Slash Basic Food Aid While Waiting for Washington to Act
Some 1.35 million low-income residents of Puerto Rico will have their food benefits cut.
Medicaid Patients in Puerto Rico Don’t Get Coverage for Drugs to Cure Hepatitis
Unlike in the states, Puerto Rico’s federal funding for Medicaid is capped.
The Crisis of Violence Against Women in Puerto Rico
The Colectiva Feminista en Construcción is building a movement against gender-based violence in Puerto Rico.
Senators Press for Expanded Probe of FEMA Over Hurricane Maria
The Trump administration’s spectacular incompetence in Puerto Rico hasn’t attracted an adequate level of scrutiny.
Activists in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Fight for Vital Living Spaces
Against a backdrop of hurricane wreckage, these activists aren’t just rebuilding their city, they’re reimagining it.
Climate Change Should Make the Republican Party Impossible
In every breath of air we take, we inhale, unseen, our climate debt, and exhale a future of disaster.
The Struggle Over Communications Infrastructure in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria and the inadequate federal response show the need for self-determination over communications.