Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.
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A new study tracks how young frogs are trying to avoid a deadly fungal infection.
125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress.
Healthy coral reefs can significantly reduce hurricane damage for coastlines, yet many still face harms, including pollution and ship damage, that people have the power to stop.
Bad Bunny’s performance demonstrated how authenticity can be produced through anti-colonial activism.
The performance was full of meaningful visuals that contributed to a wider message about the multicultural soul of America today.
Bad Bunny’s rise is inseparable from his activism, which is woven into his artistic choices, television appearances and live performances.
Bad Bunny was the first Spanish-language record to win Album of the Year at the Grammys. On Sunday, he will headline the Super Bowl.
The reaction to Bad Bunny’s selection as the Super Bowl halftime performer reveals how MAGA politics continues to police language, race and belonging in America.
Like Bad Bunny’s music, Puerto Rican Muslims’ lives challenge ideas about race, religion and belonging in the Americas.
Puerto Ricans like Bad Bunny complicate the administration’s campaign to portray America as an English-speaking, homogenous nation.
An island-born, Philly-based theologian explains why being Puerto Rican is a source of both pride and ambivalence.
The mayor of San Juan has said Bad Bunny does a better job of promoting Puerto Rico than the island’s official destination marketing organization.
Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric and a bad joke from one of this surrogates may have finally gone too far.
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
An expert on Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria explains why it’s hard for the US to deliver disaster aid in places like Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
The political status of Puerto Rico continues to be intensely contested, but measures to make the island the 51st state remain elusive.
Latino artists have been forging their own paths in hip-hop for decades, giving voice to young peoples’ pain, faith and demands for change.
Within two weeks of Hurricane Fiona, FEMA had accepted most Puerto Rican housing aid applications. Nearly all those early approvals cover only $700 in assistance and won’t pay the tab for rebuilding.
Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s population has more than tripled.
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PhD candidate in African & African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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