Puerto Rico is part of the United States but it often doesn’t really feel like it. Mostly because while the rest of the country has prospered, Puerto Rico has stalled out completely. And while it might seem like just a run of bad luck, the reality is that the very country that controls Puerto Rico, the United States, is also the one that is strangling it.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Puerto Rico: Part of the US?
0:24 - The Fortress of the Caribbean
4:05 - Sponsored by Squarespace/Maps By Geoff
5:57 - From Borikén to a War Trophy
10:25 - The Economic Stranglehold
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🌳 Find me: https://linktr.ee/geoffgibson
🗺️ Map store: https://mapsbygeoff.com

Puerto Rico is part of the United States but it often doesn’t really feel like it. Mostly because while the rest of the country has prospered, Puerto Rico has stalled out completely. And while it might seem like just a run of bad luck, the reality is that the very country that controls Puerto Rico, the United States, is also the one that is strangling it.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Puerto Rico: Part of the US?
0:24 - The Fortress of the Caribbean
4:05 - Sponsored by Squarespace/Maps By Geoff
5:57 - From Borikén to a War Trophy
10:25 - The Economic Stranglehold
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🌳 Find me: https://linktr.ee/geoffgibson
🗺️ Map store: https://mapsbygeoff.com