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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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.