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Hearing shows Puerto Rico is a U.S. colony
May 04, 2007One thing was certain after an April 27 congressional hearing on the status of Puerto Rico — the majority of those who testified agreed that Puerto Rico is a U.S. colony. The public hearing, held before the House Committee on Resources, considered what the future of this Caribbean nation should be. Specifically, the hearing discussed a report of the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status, originally set up by...
Read moreRepublicans plan Detroit-style emergency manager for Puerto Rico
April 04, 2016Last year, Puerto Rico's governorannouncedthat the island now has an unpayable debt of about $72 billion.
Read moreU.N. Decolonization Committee lambasts U.S. on Puerto Rico
June 24, 2016The UN Special Committee on Decolonization met and discussed the situation of the U.S.-controlled island nation of Puerto Rico.
Read moreWashington march for Puerto Rico demands stepped-up rebuilding effort
November 27, 2017"We aren’t going to turn our backs on fellow citizens—whether they live in Florida, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico."
Read morePuerto Rico petition for bankruptcy struck down by Appeals Court
July 08, 2015Puerto Rico is unable to pay back its $72 billion dollar deficit and announced that the island's economy is on the verge of collapse.
Read moreTeachers demand end to school closings in Puerto Rico
May 12, 2017Teachers unions in the United States and Puerto Rico joined forces to fight the drastic school closings, forced upon the island’s children by hedge fund creditors.
Read moreUN panel urges self-determination for Puerto Rico, once again
June 23, 2006UNITED NATIONS — The UN Special Committee on Decolonization reaffirmed Puerto Rico’s right to self-determination and independence last week, calling on the United States to “expedite a process that will allow” the Caribbean nation to exercise its inalienable right to choose its own destiny. The June 13 action was but the latest in a decades-long series of similar appeals. The resolution urges the U.S. to return the land it occupies...
Read morePuerto Rico is a colony, not a commonwealth
July 28, 2006In a recent article in a left periodical about the fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico, the author attributed the woes of the island nation to misdirected economic policies of the “Puerto Rican Commonwealth’s government.” The piece treats the government as an independent entity with powers to resolve its social and economic problems. It does not deal except in a very minute and passing manner with the colonial reality of the...
Read morePuerto Rico: U.S. colonial dependency impedes hurricane recovery
September 29, 2017Puerto Rico has been occupied by the U.S. Army since 1898. Blame for most of its problems today lies squarely with the U.S. government.
Read moreJustice Department cites abuses by police in Puerto Rico
September 12, 2011A new U.S. Department of Justice report sharply criticizes the Puerto Rican Police Department for brutality, racism, corruption and violations of constitutional rights.
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