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Article: Political Surveillance, State Repression, and Class Resistance: The Puerto Rican Experience.
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- Social Justice
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- September 22, 2000
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PERHAPS THE MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE OF THE WAY IN WHICH THE U.S. MEDIA deal With Puerto Rico is the obvious and profound lack of familiarity With, and concern about, the issues affecting this Caribbean island. To talk about Puerto Rico in the mainstream U.S. imagination is to talk about exotic beaches with beautiful palm trees and friendly people. It is also to celebrate images of sexy Ricky Martin living la vida loca, or of Jennifer Lopez' provocative dresses. Many certainly noticed last year's overdue release of the Puerto Rican political prisoners, even though the media's decision to turn their release into a political circus made it difficult to understand this event ...
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