Author: Paul Figueroa
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Democratic decline in the U.S., democratic deficit in Puerto Rico
As the attacks on basic democratic rights picks up steam in the U.S., these reactionary politics have impacted Puerto Rico, where the right-wing seeks to deploy similar strategies and tactics. As a result, argues Paul Figueroa, the appeal of national independence has again started to grow across the Left in Puerto Rico.
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Hurricane Maria four years later
Paul Figueroa analyzes the state of settler colonialism and disaster capitalism obstructing self-determination for Puerto Rico four years after Hurricane Maria.