Fantasy island colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico
"Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies. The devastation that ensued finally grew impossible to ignore in 2017, in the wake of Hurricane María, as the physical dest...
| Main Author: | Morales, Ed, 1956- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bold Type Books,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- A brief history of US colonialism in Puerto Rico
- Clear and present danger: prelude to the crisis
- The diablo in derivatives: borrowing to meet basic needs
- Bond emissions, corruption, and betrayal: how two governments failed Puerto Rico
- PROMESA = pobreza
- Status update?
- Hurricane María destroys the commonwealth fantasy
- The Trump factor: vultures, lobbyists, and disaster capitalism
- The art of resistance
- Fantasy's end.