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In The Thick

ITT Sound Off: Decolonizing the Mind

In The Thick

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🗓️ 26 July 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Maria and Julio discuss this week's news about Puerto Rico. After weeks of massive protests from the people, governor Ricardo Rosselló finally announced his resignation. They also talk about Robert Mueller’s testimony and the Trump Administration’s bringing back the death penalty.

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That's survey dot PRX.org slash futuro.

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Grasias.

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Hey hey hey,

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welcome to In The Thick, I'm Maria Inu Hosa.

0:33.0

And I'm Ulliorica Lo Barela, and it's Friday, and this is ITT Soundoff.

0:38.5

Hey, hey, hey!

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All right, you guys.

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So we, all of us have been witnesses to history

0:47.3

witnesses to something dolores whereta

0:50.1

co-founder of the United Farm Workers, creator of those words,

0:53.5

Cisepuede has always called people power.

0:57.2

We have witnessed the people of Puerto Rico,

0:59.7

American citizens, using nonviolent protest to take down the governor.

1:06.8

Now we're going to get to some of the implications but you know Puerto Rico is

1:10.0

Julio's turf and I will not stop saying this Julio you and Latino rebels and the women of the

1:18.0

Central of the periodismo investigative in Puerto Rico are central to making this happen.

1:25.0

So you had said it was not a matter of if but when,

1:28.6

and it did happen, although he's resigned

1:31.6

and leaving on August 2nd, which I got to say a little worrisome, but Julio

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