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  1. Puerto Rico: Strong showing by pro-independence party in elections

    elections were held on November 5 in the United States colony of Puerto Rico. The US has occupied the ... when the Cuban Revolution broke from imperialist domination, Washington sought to make Puerto Rico ... rolled back, factories have closed down, jobs have disappeared and Puerto Rico has been forced to rely on ...

  2. US colonial policies behind Hurricane Fiona power blackout in Puerto Rico

    colony of Puerto Rico were exposed five years ago 鈥 in the aftermath of two Category Five hurricanes: ... invest in Puerto Rico, towards the end of the 20 th century, by granting them tax breaks. This policy ... By that time, the market price of the debt had drastically fallen, due to Puerto Rico鈥檚 inability to ...

  3. Puerto Rico: The people rise up against oppression and exploitation

    Barry Sheppard 2019 Puerto Rican uprising One of the largest mass mobilisations in Puerto Rico ... Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. More than 3000 people died 鈥 estimates go as high as ... he doesn鈥檛 leave, there鈥檚 going to be stronger consequences.鈥 Many of Puerto Rico鈥檚 well-known ...

  4. Puerto Rico devastation badly worsened by US treatment 鈥 before and after the hurricanes

    Hurricane Maria Donald Trump Letter from the US San Francisco Puerto Rico is facing a huge humanitarian ... and Irma, reflects a racist attitude to the largely Latino population of Puerto Rico. Trump 鈥渄og ... other countries to reach Puerto Rico. Even in normal times, this law greatly increases prices in the ...

  5. United States grinding down its Puerto Rico colony

    Climate crisis Barry Sheppard Puerto Rico Letter from the US Privatisation Five months after ... Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, 25% of the US colony鈥檚 people are still ... US-appointed board that controls the colony鈥檚 finances, together with the compliant government of Puerto Rico ...

  6. Screwed by vulture funds, Puerto Rico is the US's 'Greece'

    colony of Puerto Rico. In a June 28 New York Times interview, the governor of the Caribbean archipelago ... an easier option. This is not politics. This is math.鈥 Puerto Rico, which remains a territory of the ... Krueger. Her proposed solution to the debt crisis includes Puerto Rico cutting its minimum wage below the ...

  7. Washington drops illusions to rule its colony Puerto Rico with iron hand

    clarified for all 鈥 despite Washington's claims to the contrary 鈥 that Puerto Rico is a US colony. ... over Puerto Rico's economy. This has occurred during a major economic crisis for the Caribbean ... asserted that Puerto Rico is not sovereign. The other voided a law passed by the Puerto Rican legislature ...

  8. Washington aims for greater exploitation of devastated Puerto Rico

    humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico continues after almost two months after the hurricanes hit. The imperialist ... deepened over the past decade. Mayor of Puerto Rico鈥檚 capital of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz, told ... Puerto Rico鈥檚 future? It is useful to look at the situation concerning the huge US$75 billion in debt ...

  9. Puerto Rico: Debt crisis comes to a head as humanitarian crisis worsens

    liberation Socialism Barry Sheppard Last year, Puerto Rico's governor announced it simply did not have ... pay for basic services has increased. Despite Puerto Rico being poorer than any of the 50 states, ... charge of Medicare and Medicaid announced that it was slashing its allotment to Puerto Rico by 11%, while ...

  10. United States: Biden aids genocide, resistance grows

    it more likely that Trump will win鈥 Freezing aid to Gaza: Israel鈥檚 war against UNRWA Puerto Rico and ...

  11. Letter from the US: Hurricanes, global warming and dire projections for the near future

    1800 lives, to its complete failure when Maria devastated Puerto Rico last year, leading to about 5000 ... devastated Texas, and Hurricane Maria smashed the US colony of Puerto Rico, it is poorer sectors of the ... send in buses and ambulances so they can. Another comparison is between Cuba and Puerto Rico, both of ...

  12. United States: Candidates debate climate crisis, Trump fails hurricane victims

    Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the US colony in 2017. Trump鈥檚 pressure is evident on the ...

  13. California鈥檚 deadly fires fanned by global warming

    hurricane, much of Puerto Rico leveled by an equally powerful hurricane, a handful of Western states swept by ...