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A Potentially Politically Hot Summer in Puerto Rico

A Potentially Politically Hot Summer in Puerto Rico

For today I have been asked to speak a bit about my country, Puerto Rico, and the socioeconomic crisis that is currently developing there.1 Given the time constraints, I want to provide you with a brief overview of what is being experienced there by the victims of the...

Workers’ revolution in Portugal, 1974-5

Workers’ revolution in Portugal, 1974-5

The country’s ruling class had operated for centuries by pillaging its colonies while neglecting to build much industry at home. Portugal was the least developed country in Western Europe; 37 percent of the population couldn’t read or write.