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Is racial bias driving Trump's neglect of Puerto Rico?

  • Written by: Lauren Lluveras, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, University of Texas at Austin
imageHe didn't throw paper towels in Texas. Why Puerto Rico?AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The morning after Hurricane Maria blasted through Puerto Rico, I emailed my aunt to ask if she was safe. That was Sept. 21. I heard back from her on Oct. 10. She was fine, she assured me, but “Puerto Rico is destroyed.” After that, my tia and I again lost...

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