Tag: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico needs aid, not an occupation
Yes, Mr. President, Puerto Rico is enduring a "real catastrophe." But the U.S. military has other priorities – and that's what could make matters worse.
Perfect storms? From Katrina to Maria, some would profit from catastrophe
“I hate to tell you Puerto Rico, but you’ve thrown our budget a little out of whack.” –Donald Trump in Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3rd
Stephen Colbert raises $1 million for Puerto Rican disaster relief
Colbert managed to continue raising awareness for the hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico while raising $1 million in less than a week.
Trump chides Puerto Rico expenses while US gives $15 billion a...
The president’s upside-down priorities were on full display during his visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
‘Civil society is pretty much gone’ in Puerto Rico as White...
"We have to think of this as societal collapse: no power, no water, no food, no nothing."
Vulture capitalists circle above Puerto Rico prey
As people in Puerto Rico are dying and President Trump lashes out at San Juan's mayor, Bill talks with social anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla about the challenges Puerto Ricans face in the wake of the storm.
Trump bashes Puerto Rico mayor and victims of Hurricane Maria
President Trump has pledged federal help to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, but a date has not been set to send help and funds.
Puerto Rico faces ‘apocalyptic’ conditions: Humanitarian crisis grows for 3.4 million...
“All the infrastructure has collapsed. Everything we had before the hurricane is beyond reach.”
Vulture Colonialism: The Continuing Pillage of Puerto Rico
While 46% of its citizens live in poverty, Puerto Rico has been marketed to rich people who, if they live there at least half of the year, are not obligated to pay federal taxes on their earnings and investment income.
Bernie Sanders Fights Against Austerity For Impoverished Puerto Ricans
“Today, I am proud to stand in strong opposition to this bill not only with the people of Puerto Rico, but the AFL-CIO, UAW, SEIU, AFSCME, UFCW and other unions that recognize just how bad this bill would be.”
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.