Puerto Rico
As Trump and Congress continue failing Puerto Rico, community steps up
January 9, 2018What about all the supposed federal aide that Congress sent? “It’s all talk…most of that money went to politicians’ buddies in the private sector."
Read moreTax cut bill: Corporate Christmas, New Year wish come true
December 26, 2017GOP President Donald Trump, who lobbied hard for the big tax cut for the 1 percent, signed the bill, HR1, on Dec. 22, and workers are left holding an empty bag as a result.
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 moreSeeing socialist Cuba with a critical eye
November 16, 2017I sought to experience Cuba in a way that would absolve me of the charge of red romanticism. What I found instead was a people bound together by a Cuban identity forged by the revolution.
Read morePuerto Rico’s plight, Trump’s response dominates a day at AFL-CIO
October 24, 2017Puerto Rico’s plight, a month after Hurricane Maria smashed the island commonwealth to smithereens, dominated a day at the AFL-CIO convention.
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