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Challenges and opportunities in Puerto Rico

Democracia Socialista (PR) — 2024-08-15T07:37:07Z

After a series of twists and turns, Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has ruled that a number of opposition candidates are illegal. Our comrades analyse the contradictions of this anti-democratic decision and how to build a democratic and anti-capitalist project in this context.

- IV595 - August 2024 / Puerto Rico

First congress of Democracia Socialista proposes ecosocialism as the alternative to the climate crisis

Democracia Socialista (PR) — 2022-08-19T05:53:00Z

The first Congress of Democracia Socialista (DS - Socialist Democracy) opened in San Juan last weekend with discussion on the climate crisis and ecosocialism as the alternative. Congress activities began on Friday, August 5 with a presentation by Professor Jorge Colón entitled, “The Climate Crisis and the Ecosocialist Alternative.”

- IV571 - August 2022 / Fourth International, Puerto Rico, Ecosocialism

After 2019 Uprising, a new socialist formation and new political party, change the electoral game

Democracia Socialista (PR) — 2020-11-18T09:16:24Z

Any attempt to address the electoral issue in Puerto Rico from a socialist perspective must begin by pointing out the limits of the electoral process in the island. It is important to recognize the broad restrictions that the colonial status imposes on the elaboration of a national policy. This limitation is stronger under the federally-appointed Fiscal Control Board, which oversees the fiscal policies of Puerto Rico's government.

- IV550 - November 2020 / Puerto Rico