2/ 60% of Puerto Rico's population lives under the poverty line: Professor of Macroeconomics and Political Economy
@hemartinezotero tells us that the *per capita income in PR is half of Mississippi—the poorest state in the U.S.pic.twitter.com/NZDtbbcdpK
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3/ The crisis in Puerto Rico stems from Washington's fiscal control of the colony. On top of that, the public budget is being used for corruption rather than social investment.
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4/ Puerto Rico’s not-so-natural disaster and humanitarian crisis nearly two years post-Hurricane Maria:pic.twitter.com/xrlcmjtW6f
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5/ Indignation has fuelled massive and diverse turnout on the island and even support from Puerto Rican communities on the U.S. mainland and beyond.pic.twitter.com/CnQXKhEjud
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6/ Puerto Ricans mark the start of a new era of politics with the recent mass mobilizations.
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