Fresh off Grammy glory, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is set to perform on America’s biggest stage. It’s shaping up to be Puerto Rico’s moon-landing moment.
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Garbagegate, With a Twist
The media’s penchant to balance the two parties and control the narrative didn’t quite work when it came to a Trump insult comic’s comments about Puerto Rico.
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An ‘Island of Garbage’? Trump Spokesperson Said the Crowd at the Garden ‘Didn’t Mind.’
Today on TAP: A brief history of far-right bigotry’s effect on Republican presidential campaigns
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Will Trump Save Us from Trump?
Today on TAP: His Madison Square Garden Nuremberg Rally marks an even more explicit embrace of fascism. How much difference will that make in the campaign’s final week?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Nominee Asked About Discrepancies in Testimony
Sparkle Sooknanan said she wasn’t lead counsel representing vulture funds with Puerto Rican debt. Legal records and her own law firm say otherwise.
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Biden Judge Nominee Worked for Vulture Funds Holding Puerto Rican Debt
Sparkle Sooknanan served as one of Jones Day’s lead attorneys for a series of investors trying to maximize payouts from the struggling U.S. territory.
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Gringo Go Home! Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!
U.S. colonialism and rentier capitalism are wreaking havoc on Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rican Cities Sue Big Oil for Alleged Racketeering
A novel lawsuit might just obtain damages for decades of oil companies’ lying about climate change.
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Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Left It Vulnerable to Hurricane Fiona
When a place is controlled by a government in which it has no representation, it will be abused.
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Bad Bunny, AOC, and Decolonizing Puerto Rico
Congress considers ending Puerto Rico’s colonial status, but Puerto Ricans want to be the ones who determine their destiny.