RickyRenuncia
Puerto Rico between neoliberalism and ‘natural’ disasters
January saw a wave of protests in Puerto Rico after a series of earthquakes hit the south of the island and a video circulated showing a warehouse full of unused emergency supplies from 2017 Hurricane Maria
Massive protests in Puerto Rico seek governor’s resignation and an end to colonization
The protesters’ immediate demand is for governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign, but the mobilizations have also highlighted the widespread rejection of Puerto Rico’s status as a colony of the US
- Iran denies that Israeli attacks in Syria harmed Iranian forces
- Newly declassified document reveals that US knew that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy long before her execution
- Garment workers in Bangladesh mobilize for wages withheld due to national shutdown
- Muslim Brotherhood gains majority of votes in Jordan’s parliamentary elections
- Israel continues siege of West Bank killing 5 in Tubas
