The binding referendum would also be the first time that Puerto Rico’s current status as a U.S. commonwealth is not included as an option. Instead, the ...
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The Puerto Rico Status Act’s Historic Push Towards Self-Determination
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A Global Americans Review of Boom and Bust in Puerto Rico: How Politics Destroyed an Economic Miracle
Scott B. MacDonald | 
How did Puerto Rico, once described as an “economic miracle” end up in such dire straits?
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COVID-19, the Caribbean and what comes next
Scott B. MacDonald |
From positive forecasts to shrinking economies, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on the Caribbean. How will the region recover?
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Femicide crisis in Latin America
As we enter Women’s History Month, the spotlight is once again on the issue of femicide and the lack of progress toward gender equality made in Latin ...
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Trump’s threatened neglect of Puerto Rico has no precedent
William Naylor |
If the Trump administration abandons Puerto Rico, it will be the first willful abandonment of U.S. citizens in the history of federal disaster response.
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The U.S.’s neglect of Puerto Rico has never been benign
Edwin Meléndez |
The U.S.’s apparent lack of interest in the Puerto Rico crisis and President Trump’s breezy optimism about the recovery efforts, in the face of ...
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