Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican evacuees face homelessness in PhiladelphiaPuerto Rican evacuees face homelessness in Philadelphia

Puerto Rican evacuees face homelessness in Philadelphia

Over 1,500 evacuees from Hurricane Maria that devastated Puerto Rico last September, most of them housed by relatives in the…

February 15, 2018
Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican independence fighter and former U.S. political prisoner, kicks off southern California tourOscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican independence fighter and former U.S. political prisoner, kicks off southern California tour

Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican independence fighter and former U.S. political prisoner, kicks off southern California tour

Workers World Party and the International Action Center were guests at an invitation-only luncheon with Oscar Lopez Rivera, former political…

February 8, 2018
New York protest says ‘Puerto Rico is not for sale!’New York protest says ‘Puerto Rico is not for sale!’

New York protest says ‘Puerto Rico is not for sale!’

Puerto Ricans and supporters held an early-morning militant protest Feb. 1 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in lower…

February 6, 2018
Actions of solidarity with Greece’s workersActions of solidarity with Greece’s workers

Actions of solidarity with Greece’s workers

In response to a call for global actions in solidarity with the besieged people of Greece, protests have been held…

July 16, 2015
Debt means having the same enemyDebt means having the same enemy

Debt means having the same enemy

What do working people in Greece, Ghana, Detroit and Puerto Rico have in common? They are all exploited by imperialist…

July 14, 2015
Recetas neoliberales de Wall St. para Puerto RicoRecetas neoliberales de Wall St. para Puerto Rico

Recetas neoliberales de Wall St. para Puerto Rico

El gobernador de Puerto Rico Alejandro García Padilla, sorprendió cuando le declaró al pueblo en mensaje televisado, que la deuda…

July 10, 2015
Wall Street seeks neoliberal ‘solution’ for Puerto RicoWall Street seeks neoliberal ‘solution’ for Puerto Rico

Wall Street seeks neoliberal ‘solution’ for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro García Padilla surprised people when he said in a televised message June 29 that Puerto Rico’s…

July 7, 2015
In New York and Bay Area with one voice: Free Óscar!In New York and Bay Area with one voice: Free Óscar!

In New York and Bay Area with one voice: Free Óscar!

Harlem, N.Y. --  The streets of Harlem saw the largest mobilization to date calling for the release of Puerto Rican…

June 2, 2015
Puerto Rico, the colony, part 1: The ‘miracle’ of indebtednessPuerto Rico, the colony, part 1: The ‘miracle’ of indebtedness

Puerto Rico, the colony, part 1: The ‘miracle’ of indebtedness

In the late 1940s, the United States baptized Puerto Rico the “Showcase of the Caribbean.” It was to be a…

May 28, 2015
Free Óscar López RiveraFree Óscar López Rivera

Free Óscar López Rivera

At the 2013 funeral of South African President Nelson Mandela, who had been imprisoned by the U.S.-backed apartheid regime in…

May 20, 2015