Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets
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File Name
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JG_PuertoRicansAreProtesting_20190719
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Title
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Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets
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Summary
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This article concerns itself with the reasons that inspired the movement to demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Roselló, as well as the context and trajectory of those protests. The article focuses on the events that appeared in the governor’s leaked messaging group to show how they reflect the corruption of the government. The article also attempts to evaluate the island’s political future in the case of the governor’s resignation, and power vacuum it would create.
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Date Created
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2019-07-19
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Author
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Morales, Ed
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Publisher
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The Nation
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Type
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Newspaper
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Place Created
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Remote
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Language
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English
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Pages
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10
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Community Organization
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JG: JunteGente
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Emergencies
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School closings
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Political corruption
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Depressions
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Debts, Public
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Hurricane Maria, 2017
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Women--Violence against
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United States. Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act or PROMESA
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Responses
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Public art
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Protest songs
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Demonstrations
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Protest movements
