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• Disasters

  Puerto Rico: Self-organized relief projects of left activists as an alternative from below in the face of government’s failures

  10 October, by DOLS Monique

  Coming together to overcome FEMA failures. Monique Dols explains how self-organized relief projects of left activists in Puerto Rico show an alternative from below in the face of the federal government’s failures.
  A community-run kitchen serves food in Caguas (Daniel Orsini Velez | Centro de (...)

• Disasters

  Hurricane Damage to Puerto Rico Made Much Worse by U.S. Imperialism’s Racism and Exploitation.

  4 October, by SHEPPARD Barry

  Puerto Rico is facing a massive humanitarian crisis after being hit by two super-strong hurricanes, a glancing blow by Irma and then a direct hit by Maria, both greatly strengthened by warmer ocean water caused by climate change. The crisis is still unfolding two weeks after Maria hit, and (...)

• Disasters

  Financial Solidarity Appeal: Support Frontline Puerto Rican Communities in the Recovery from Hurricane Maria

  2 October, by Hurricane Maria Community Relief & Recovery Fund

  The devastating effects of hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico are still unfolding, but one thing is certain—the island’s most vulnerable communities are likely to be pummeled the hardest and face the longest road to recovery.
  Low-income communities of color often face the worst destruction and (...)

• Disasters

  Puerto Rico: Some Lessons of the Hurricane María

  2 October, by BERNABE Rafael

  Crises raise new, sharp problems that unveil and accentuate both the admirable and the negative aspects of the societies they affect. They also pose new tasks and offer new perspectives on already established plans. The case of Puerto Rico and the effect and response to the strike by Hurricane (...)