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U.S. Corruption and Neglect Enable Electoral Fraud in Puerto Rico

May 8, 2026

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U.S. Corruption and Neglect Enable Electoral Fraud in Puerto Rico

And why you should care about it

Alberto C. Medina

Coast Guard Spends Millions Contracting Surveillance Drones ‘for Puerto Rico’

May 7, 2026

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4 min read

Coast Guard Spends Millions Contracting Surveillance Drones ‘for Puerto Rico’

The federal agency has paid $16 million for intelligence services on the archipelago

Carlos Berríos Polanco

May 6, 2026

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3 min read

A Campaign to Buy Latino

Sindy Benavides on why Latino-owned businesses need consumer support right now

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Puerto Ricans in Loíza Face Homelessness After Being Told They Could Stay

May 5, 2026

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Puerto Ricans in Loíza Face Homelessness After Being Told They Could Stay

The human cost of Act 22 displacement

Federico A. de Jesús

May 4, 2026

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3 min read

Two Years of Our Stories, All the Time

It’s our birthday month, and here’s the why behind everything we have built

Julio Ricardo Varela

May 1, 2026

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1 min read

Ramsey Robinson and Freezing the Rent

Season 2, Episode 16 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

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From the Notebook: Voting Rights and Political Shootings

Apr 30, 2026

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From the Notebook: Voting Rights and Political Shootings

Some inbox insights worth sharing from the last 48 hours

Julio Ricardo Varela

The Right Comes for Puerto Rico’s Abortion Clinics

Apr 29, 2026

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The Right Comes for Puerto Rico’s Abortion Clinics

A conservative senator wants them criminally investigated

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

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