Pages tagged "PRForward"
Puerto Rico Forward: PROMESA, part 3
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· February 19, 2019 7:00 AM
Puerto Rico Forward: PROMESA, part 1
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· December 18, 2018 7:00 AM
Puerto Rico Forward: PR is not a "Commonwealth"
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· November 15, 2018 7:30 AM
The term "commonwealth" resembles less an objective definition and more a menu of options...
Read morePuerto Rico Forward: A Look Behind the Smoke and Mirrors
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· September 15, 2018 7:00 AM
Puerto Rico Forward: The Colonial Way of US Citizenship
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· August 15, 2018 7:30 AM
How does the definition of "citizenship" change as it applies to Puerto Rico and other US colonies?
Read morePuerto Rico Forward: Playing by Their Rules
What does the Puerto Rico Admissions Act mean for Puerto Rico's possible future, and what does the US stand to gain (and lose)?
Read morePuerto Rico Forward: PR’s Economic Crisis (1940-1976)
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· April 19, 2018 4:44 PM
Puerto Rico Forward: The Closest There Is To Limitless Power
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· March 22, 2018 11:20 AM
This episode sheds some light on Bill Clinton's Executive Order 13183. What did this important document determine about the status of Puerto Rico?
Read morePuerto Rico Forward
Posted
on Shows
by Betsy Avila
· February 28, 2018 9:54 AM
Puerto Rico Forward was a podcast hosted by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The show aimed to educate listeners about the archipelago through it's economic and political history. It ran from January 2018 until November 2019.
While this podcast is no longer running, we will continue to host its important and in-depth analysis of the Puerto Rico issue.
While this podcast is no longer running, we will continue to host its important and in-depth analysis of the Puerto Rico issue.
Puerto Rico Forward is hosted by Democracy at Work (d@w). d@w produces media and live events to expose capitalism’s systemic problems and to show how democratizing our workplaces solves them. We can do better than capitalism.

PRESS
05/30/2019 - Jillian Crandall: Cryptoeconomic Geographies and Contestation in Puerto Rico
01/30/2019 - Waking Up with Julianna Forlano (New York, NY): Updates from Puerto Rico (37:45)05/09/2018 - KGNU Radio (Denver, CO): Puerto Rico - What's Ahead?
04/24/2018 - OC Weekly: Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait Goes to Puerto Rico
TRANSCRIPTS
Episode 24: Thank you for your time, thank you for listening, ¡Y QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO!
Episode 23: Puerto Rico's Stolen Opportunity
Episode 22: How Puerto Rico’s Status Allows Human Rights Violations
Episode 21: The Boricua Awakening of 2019 and its Repercussions
Episode 20: Puerto Rico and the Vote for President
Episode 19: COFINA and the Next 40 Years of Exploitation
Episode 18: Possible Effects of Statehood
Episode 17: PROMESA, part 4
Episode 16: PROMESA, part 3
Episode 15: PROMESA, part 2
Episode 14: PROMESA
Episode 13: PR is NOT a "Commonwealth"
LISTEN
Puerto Rico Forward: How to Solve PR's Status Problem
Posted
on Latest Releases
by Andrew Mercado-Vázquez
· February 28, 2018 9:28 AM
This episode focuses on solutions to Puerto Rico's commonwealth status problem. Is independence or statehood the key?
Read more