Read more about the article Ciudadanos de Segunda Clase/              Second Class Citizens
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Ciudadanos de Segunda Clase/ Second Class Citizens

February 2022 letter to El Nuevo Dia English Translation Second class citizens:I’ve lived in Puerto Rico for 38 years and although I have no Puerto Rican blood, I have “borinquen”…

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“It’s not mourning, it’s resistance.” Thoughts on “La Brega”, WNYC Podcast (photo from repeatingislands.com)

I’ve often been asked if I want statehood for Puerto Rico and I say, “No…...not really”. I’m not very vehement in my answer, so then I’m asked if I want…

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It’s too hot, too sandy, too windy……..no, it’s perfect

By now I thought I would’ve cleaned the closet, fixed picture albums, organized plastic bins and thrown away old bank statements and although I’ve done bits and pieces, I really…

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Politics while sweeping….or is Wanda Vázquez Garced in a fog?

First of all, I am an uneducated voter. I follow issues but the who’s who in Puerto Rico politics is very confusing. The ballots have more people than items on…

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photo by juan zayas Nunez in article by Daniel Edgardo Adorno-Cruz

Aftershocks…in every sense of the word

When the government fails to provide for its people, then the people provide for themselves. After the earthquake in Puerto Rico roads to the south were bumper to bumper traffic…

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