Puerto Rico
Hurricane Fiona a threat to Puerto Rico’s fragile recovery
September 23, 2022Hurricane Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico Sunday afternoon, causing widespread destruction.
Read moreAbandoned after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans now face Fiona’s fury
September 20, 2022The U.S. government has largely left its colonial possession to fend for itself.
Read moreLas criptomonedas, haciendo de Puerto Rico un paraíso perdido
March 6, 2022En su libro La Batalla por el paraíso, Puerto Rico y el Capitalismo del Desastre (2018) Naomi Klein, una reconocida periodista, dice “entre los escombros del huracán María, los puertorriqueños y los puertopians ultra ricos están...
Read morePuerto Rican union workers strike against austerity, point to U.S. responsibility
February 24, 2022They’re fed up with the island’s government, but even more with U.S. domination of their affairs.
Read moreWest Side Stories, including the latest Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner film
December 20, 2021Recorded just days after West Side Story opened on Broadway in September 1957, Columbia Records producer Goddard Lieberson’s brilliant original Broadway cast recording was my first acquaintance with Leonard Bernstein’s musical score for the updated version...
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