Crime & Justice

The Road to U.S. Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Paved With Austerity and Settler Colonialism

Whatever It Takes?

Depopulation and repopulation by U.S. tax dodgers continues while the push for Puerto Rico statehood heats up.

Andrew J. Padilla
Andrew J. Padilla
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Andrew J. Padilla

Andrew J. Padilla

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