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ActivismOctober 26, 2021
“The University of Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!”
Thousands of student protesters in Puerto Rico are fighting against further austerity measures from a new bill, PC1003, that will drastically cut funding for public education.
Rima Brusi
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Police and Law EnforcementJuly 30, 2019
Why Puerto Rico’s Cops Ignore the Constitution at Night
Around 11 pm, after declaring the First Amendment no longer applicable, police repeatedly shot tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.
Rima Brusi
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Disaster CapitalismSeptember 20, 2018
When Disaster Capitalism Comes for the University of Puerto Rico
The ongoing privatization of Puerto Rico’s recovery threatens not only the university’s autonomy, but its very existence.
Rima Brusi, Yarimar Bonilla and Isar Godreau
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Disaster CapitalismMarch 21, 2018
6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform
Colonialism and disaster capitalism are dismantling Puerto Rico’s public-school system.
Yarimar Bonilla, Rima Brusi and Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan
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