Two Years Since George Floyd’s Killing: What Have Scientific Societies Done?
Read moreJacobin • October 1, 2022 →
Enmeshed in a colonial relationship with the US and abandoned by their own establishment politicians, Puerto Ricans are being forced to forge their own recovery after Hurricane Fiona. But they’re also dreaming of a different, more just future.
Read moreThe Washington Post • September 28, 2022 →
Puerto Rico’s electricity problems go beyond Maria and Fiona. Puerto Ricans face higher electricity bills — but see few improvements that make the power grid more resilient to storms.
Read moreThe Conversation • September 21, 2022 →
Puerto Rico’s vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks.
Read moreThe Washington Post • September 23, 2021 →
Hurricanes may not discriminate, but governments and utility companies do, our research finds. When everyone loses power, who gets it back first?
Read moreUnion of Concerned Scientists • March 4, 2021 →
We Must Urgently Build an Inclusive Science Advocacy Movement.
Read moreThe Washington Post • January 16, 2021 →
Why it’s so misleading to call the Capitol violence ‘Third World.’ Like too many episodes in U.S. history, the violence was homegrown.
Read moreScientific American • November 25, 2020 →
Scientists Are Becoming More Politically Engaged. Here’s what that means beyond the 2020 elections.
Read moreWashington Post • November 18, 2020 →
Puerto Rico’s left won seats in the legislature. Here’s why that matters.
Read moreJacobin • August 21, 2020 →
One year after Puerto Ricans ousted their governor in mass protests, the long-standing structures of political and economic oppression remain in place on the island. But the uprising proved the power of collective action — and Puerto Ricans have become more resolved to build democracy from below and challenge their colonial status.
Read moreUnion of Concerned Scientists Blog • August 21, 2020 →
Understandings of Science Advocacy can Strengthen it.
Read moreScientific American • June 25, 2020 →
On Racial Justice, Statements Are Not Enough. Academic institutions and scientific organizations must embrace collective action.
Read moreLondon School of Economics United States Politics and Policy Blog • May 4, 2020 →
Democracy and its advocates must adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure November’s general election is as free and fair as possible, electoral democracy advocates must now find new ways of exerting policy influence online and to open up virtual spaces to constituents and advocacy groups.
Read moreUnion of Concerned Scientists • April 14, 2020 →
Activism in Hard Times
Read moreLatino Rebels • January 30, 2020 →
The Spectacle of Presidential Primaries in Puerto Rico. Published originally in the American Political Science Association’s Political Science Now.
Read moreThe Washington Post • July 23, 2019 →
Unrest in Puerto Rico is not just about the governor. Here are four things to know.
Read moreNueva Sociedad • August 2019 →
Puerto Rico exige democracia. Puerto Rico demands democracia.
Read moreThe Washington Post • August 7, 2019 →
Many Puerto Ricans are outraged about how its resigning governor installed his successor. Here’s why.
Read moreJacobin • August 2, 2019 →
Puerto Rico’s corrupt governor is set to resign today at 5 PM. It’s a stunning win for the island’s leftists, who have struggled for years against oppression and austerity.
Read moreIn These Times • August 1, 2019 →
How an Investigative Journalism Center Helped Oust Puerto Rican Gov. Rosselló.
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