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final analysis, however, we are at the mercy of the U.S. government when it comes to the cabotage law. They will enforce it when they deem it more convenient [on Oct. 9, the Trump administration reinstated the Jones SA: Cuba faced a direct hit by Hurricane Irma. Yet Cuba is largely seen as being able to bounce back quickly from such disasters compared to its neighbors in the Carib bean and in the U.S. What can we learn from the way OP: I think a very distinctive trait of the Cubans is their solidarity. Their education system is built so kids at an early age start thinking as collective. This is very differ ent from the U.S education model, which focuses on the individual. If we extrapolate the previous argument, in the occurring of a hurricane we have the Cuban society working together towards the same goal, the country’s recovery. But on the contrary, in other regions where solidarity is not a stronghold, you have speculators try Another aspect we can learn from the Cubans is their recognition of their geographical location. They are very aware that because of their location they are very likely to get hurricanes and they are prepared for them, they have plans of mitigation, climate change impact, etc. We do not have to reinvent the wheel, we must be prepared and implement the plans that we have. Moreover, we have to take up the challenge to convince politicians and society that we are not currently prepared, and we need SA: What role do you see the people of Puerto Rico OP: We need to be like the salmon, we need to keep on pushing, push the climate change agenda, because cli mate change and its consequences are real. As a friend of mine in the U.S. said once, “The sea level rise does not care if you are a Republican or Democrat.” There is strong wisdom in his words; you can argue all you want whether climate change is real or not, but you cannot with the blood of Santiago Maldonado.
... Puerto Rico (continued from page 12: “Maria wrecks Puerto Rico U.S. slack in delivering aid”)
recognition of climate change.
Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico).
land more vulnerable to natural disasters? most expensive in the world. were freaking out.
Jeff Mackler, Socialist Action National Secretary, speaks on the Relevance of the Russian Revolution Today.
Talks and discussions on Marxist econom ics, women’s oppression, and “How Capitalist Agriculture Misuses Science”
Location: Minneapolis Community & Technical College.
Info: [email protected] to enter Puerto Rico.
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