Puerto Rico wants in!
Is Puerto Rico a US colony, or is it a part of Latin America? The political leaders in Puerto Rico seem to think the former. But a famous rap star has other ideas: The lead singer of Calle 13, René...
View ArticleFestive Left Friday Blogging: Calle 13 steps up
The social conscience of Calle 13 continues apace. Here’s the scoop on their latest collaboration: The Puerto Rican urban music group Calle 13 presented its latest video clip on Thursday, in...
View ArticleEight international terrorists caught in Caracas; more to come
Dramatic developments in Venezuela as more putschists and violent instigators are behind bars tonight. Here’s the story, via Aporrea: The Venezuelan government has arrested 41 persons in the Altamira...
View ArticleCalle 13: Shut out at the Latin Grammys for political involvement?
Did this t-shirt cost René Pérez (at left) a TV appearance? If his remarks are any indication, then the answer may well be yes: “They asked me not to talk about Ayotzinapa,” said René Pérez, vocalist...
View ArticleSo, THIS happened.
Cuban students celebrating the release of the remaining three members of the Cuban Five — Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino and Antonio Guerrero — who were freed and arrived on the island today. They...
View ArticlePuerto Ricans march for independence, again
“Independence NOW!” reads the banner that headed up this march through the smoking hot streets of San Juan. And, with UN debate on the matter now less than a week away, it appears that this issue is...
View ArticleGreece and Puerto Rico: Cristina nails the connections
Remember when Argentina was under attack from a flock of circling black birds with briefcases in their claws? Well, those same birds are now circling around the isles of Greece…and Puerto Rico. And a...
View ArticleDaddy Yankee throws a snit over Venezuela
Ay, Dios mío. What have we here? Yes, that was Madurito, having a little harmless fun with a pop song in advance of the elections for the Constituent Assembly, which will be convened to rewrite the...
View ArticleDonnie Drumpf’s Dubya moment
A general calls out Donnie for his poor response to Hurricane Maria’s devastation of Puerto Rico, and does so in no uncertain terms. He calls out everything from his outdated crony capitalism (the...
View ArticleWhitefish Energy: Puerto Rico says ¡NO!
David Pakman updates the Whitefish Energy scandal and makes a larger point: Donnie Drumpf & Co. hate the “fake news” media not only because they do, in fact, report real news, but also because the...
View ArticleHow Donnie fucked Puerto Rico over
Just imagine having to spend MONTHS (not days, not even weeks, but MONTHS) after a catastrophic hurricane (Maria, remember her?) without a working power infrastructure. And having to suffer the added...
View ArticleMusic for a Sunday: A sentiment AOC and Rashida Tlaib can surely agree with
It’s from Puerto Rico, and the title means “I want them to cry”. I’ll leave it to your imagination who “they” may be.
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