Happy New Year All!

Allegra starts the new year with sad facts about Puerto Rico. This second part loosely begins in the 30s and brings us up to the effects of hurricane Maria. The good news is that Allegra is now joined by Mariano (TV Ate My Brain), and will be indefinite.

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References

* War Against All Puerto Ricans by Nelson A. Denis (copyright 2015)

* The Lost History of Puerto Rico's Independent Movement  by AJ Vicens  (April 2015)

* The Next Challenge for Puerto Rico's Recovery by Gillian B. White (September 2017)

* Last Week Tonight with John Oliver surprise guest Lin Manuel Miranda (April 24, 2016)

Suggestions

Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano (copyright 1973, 1997)

Imposing Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, 1870-1920  by Eileen J. Suarez Findlay (copyright June 2012)