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At society’s margins, people without access to the mainstream job economy are able to carve out lives rich in other resources and community.
Over the years, Puerto Ricans have in fact been granted three different types of U.S. citizenship, but questions about their rights and equal treatment as citizens still remain.
Low-income residents in Puerto Rico are fighting disposal of toxic coal ash in their communities. They’re also campaigning to shift from coal energy – the source of the problem – to solar power.
It’s hard to contain a mosquito-borne infection like Zika when the conditions are ideal for it to spread.
Congress just passed a bailout for Puerto Rico – in the nick of time – yet it’s not enough to solve the island’s biggest challenge: returning to growth.
A journalist turned professor explores the identity of the city he has reported on for 41 years.
Puerto Ricans can’t vote in the general election, but the way they vote in the primary can predict how well a candidate will do with a key demographic.
The island, which missed a debt payment earlier this month, faces ‘disastrous’ consequences if a solution to its spiraling crisis isn’t found soon.
Puerto Rico’s economic woes have led some analysts to compare it to Greece. Paradoxically, Puerto Rico’s colonial status explains both its growth and the impending financial debacle.
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PhD candidate in African & African Diaspora Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Demography and Public Policy, Penn State
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Associate Instructional Professor in Political Science, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University
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Professor, Gender & Women's Studies, Anthropology & Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Political Science and El Instituto, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Posdoctoral Researcher in Local Energy Systems, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Business and Economics, Universidad del Desarrollo
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Research, Reference and Special Collections Librarian, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
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Director, Latin American Business Environment program, University of Florida