The women of Vieques, an island off the east coast of Puerto Rico, have been on the front lines of the generations-long struggle for peace and justice to end the havoc wrought by U.S. foreign policy on their island, in their homes, and on their bodies.
Congressional Inaction Preserves U.S. Colonialism in Puerto Rico
The 118th Congress has opted for colonialism over democracy in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico: The Gibraltar of the Caribbean and Launchpad for Empire
This Caribbean island is both a colonial outpost and a linchpin of U.S. power projection overseas.
Climate Change Is a Poor People’s Issue
Poor and working communities stand to gain the most from protections against corporations that expose them to pollution.
This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future
Puerto Rican movements are rebuilding their island in a way that not only enhances climate resilience, but also reclaims their political power.
Puerto Rico Confronts a New Hurricane Season — And Old Injustices
The disastrous impacts of Hurricane Maria were made by inequalities of race, income, and access to U.S. political power.
The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Trump administration policies are systematically making natural disasters more harmful for the poor and people of color.
In Guam, the Gravest Threat Isn’t North Korea — It’s the United States
The United States is using this Pacific colony as its own private firing range.
Interview with Martin Espada
Martin Espada is a poet and English professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He talks here with poet E. Ethelbert Miller.