late stage capitalism Seasteading meets the shock doctrine in Puerto Rico, where ethnic cleansing precedes Going Galt Cory Doctorow
usausausa $300,000,000,000+: 2017's American "natural disaster" bill was by far the highest in history Cory Doctorow
climate Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren introduce a bill to provide $146B in aid to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Cory Doctorow
trumpism Puerto Rico, abandoned by Trump and facing disaster capitalism looting by big business, turns to socialist and anarchist collectives to rebuild Cory Doctorow
corruption Source tells WSJ that the FBI is investigating Whitefish Energy and its $300M Puerto Rico contract Cory Doctorow
corruption The 2-person Montana company Whitefish Energy just lost its $300M contract to fix Puerto Rico's grid Cory Doctorow
corruption Trump Cabinet Secretary's hometown, 2-person company wins $300m power-rebuilding contract in Puerto Rico Cory Doctorow
picks Puerto Rico's streets crawl with heavily armed, masked mercenaries bearing no insignia or nametags Cory Doctorow
climate San Juan mayor barred from speaking on Trump's Puerto Rico relief conference call Cory Doctorow
History Hurricane Maria started in 1898: how America spent more than a century brutalizing Puerto Rico Cory Doctorow