colonialism
Puerto Rico debt deal: Bondholders get paid, future of public services uncertain
February 5, 2019A federal bankruptcy judge approved a major debt restructuring plan for Puerto Rico on Monday in the first deal of its kind for the U.S. territory since the island’s government declared nearly four years ago that...
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Wealth, poverty in Zacatecas: Two sides of the same silver coin
December 18, 2018Irony runs deep in Zacatecas: The state’s Latin motto is “Labor vincit omnia”—Work conquers all, including its people.
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Gaza massacre: Palestinians killed as U.S. embassy moves to Jerusalem
May 14, 2018At least 52 Palestinians have been shot dead by Israel forces, and another 2,600 have been wounded.
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“Israel in Egypt”: A Handel oratorio propagandizes for colonialism and war
February 15, 2018The context for this problematic work, subject to pointed discussion on musical, historical, political, theological and territorial grounds, has to be more transparent. Vague references to the generalized global exile and refugee experience simply looks like...
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Washington 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."
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