Carol Ramos Widom

Carol Ramos Widom is an educator writing from Brooklyn, N.Y.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Carol Ramos Widom

World

Puerto Rico confronts COVID-19 alongside natural disasters and predatory debt
April 2, 2020 By Carol Ramos Widom
As if natural disasters and financial ruin weren't enough, now Puerto Rico faces a global pandemic and an unprepared Washington.
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Environment

Puerto Rican ‘people’s assemblies’ begin to challenge U.S. colonialism
August 27, 2019 By Carol Ramos Widom
After the ousting of a criminally negligent governor, the island readies for a possible encounter with another Hurricane, this one named Dorian.
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Politics

“A People’s Impeachment”: Protests force Puerto Rico governor’s resignation
July 24, 2019 By Carol Ramos Widom
The people are fed up with economic austerity, disrespect, misogyny, and injustice; they are led by militant unions and an organized working class.
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U.S.

Massive demonstrations demand resignation of Puerto Rico governor
July 23, 2019 By Carol Ramos Widom
The Workers Central Union declared, “Today we show the indignation of a people. We the honest people are in greater numbers and we are not afraid."
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World

Searing indictment delivered of U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico
November 14, 2018 By Carol Ramos Widom
Puerto Ricans and supporters described the disastrous inequities suffered by the people of Puerto Rico as a result of the colonial relationship with the United States.
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Labor

Times are changing for China’s labor movement
June 20, 2018 By John Bachtell And Carol Ramos Widom
40 years of economic reform and development have seen living standards in China soar, but growth is uneven and there is still work to do on labor rights.
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Labor

China’s labor movement keeping pace with globalization
June 18, 2018 By John Bachtell And Carol Ramos Widom
How is Trump’s threat of a trade war going over among workers in China? With great concern, according to An Jianhua, international secretary of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU).
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Environment

Climate justice and economy: Demands at NYC’s Puerto Rican Day Parade
June 14, 2018 By Gabe Falsetta And Carol Ramos Widom
Under cloudy skies with an intermittent drizzle, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican people and their allies turned out for the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade.
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