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Yarimar is a frequent contributor to mainstream media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and The Nation as well as a frequent guest on National Public Radio and television news programs such as Democracy Now!. She is also a montly columnist in the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día.

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Why Must Puerto Ricans Always Be Resilient?

Why Must Puerto Ricans Always Be Resilient?

El país de Benito

El país de Benito

For Puerto Ricans, Another Reminder That We Are Second-Class Citizens

For Puerto Ricans, Another Reminder That We Are Second-Class Citizens

The ‘West Side Story’ Remake We Didn’t Need

The ‘West Side Story’ Remake We Didn’t Need

Torres Gotay Entrevista: El vaivén de Yarimar Bonilla

Torres Gotay Entrevista: El vaivén de Yarimar Bonilla

Las turistas “aterradoras”

Las turistas “aterradoras”

Yarimar Bonilla nombrada directora del Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños de Hunter College

Yarimar Bonilla nombrada directora del Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños de Hunter College

Cálculos Pandemicos

Cálculos Pandemicos

Porra Ej

Porra Ej

Pandemic Déjà Vu

Pandemic Déjà Vu

Espatarrémonos

Espatarrémonos

La caravana de Bad Bunny

La caravana de Bad Bunny

A white scholar pretended to be black and Latina for years. This is modern minstrelsy

A white scholar pretended to be black and Latina for years. This is modern minstrelsy

Una blanca que quiso ser boricua

Una blanca que quiso ser boricua

El costo del turismo

El costo del turismo

La sociedad del riesgo

La sociedad del riesgo

Torres Gotay Entrevista: Las tensiones raciales en Estados Unidos

Torres Gotay Entrevista: Las tensiones raciales en Estados Unidos

Public Thinker: Yarimar Bonilla on Decolonizing Decolonization

Public Thinker: Yarimar Bonilla on Decolonizing Decolonization

Doing Anthropology Remotely

Doing Anthropology Remotely

¿Qué nos ofrece la estadidad en tiempos de pandemia?

¿Qué nos ofrece la estadidad en tiempos de pandemia?

Vivir Bajo Riesgo: Entrevista para el centro para una nueva economía

Vivir Bajo Riesgo: Entrevista para el centro para una nueva economía

NPR Codeswitch: Puerto Rico, Island Of Racial Harmony?

NPR Codeswitch: Puerto Rico, Island Of Racial Harmony?

¿A quién protege la cuarentena?

¿A quién protege la cuarentena?

El coronavirus de paseo con mi tia

El coronavirus de paseo con mi tia

El imperio en tarima

El imperio en tarima

Puerto Rico Demands Answers

Puerto Rico Demands Answers

What all of us owe Puerto Rico

What all of us owe Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s Ongoing Trauma

Puerto Rico’s Ongoing Trauma

La maldita resiliencia

La maldita resiliencia

Deadly Earthquake Rocks Puerto Rico, Causing “Infrastructural Aftershocks”

Deadly Earthquake Rocks Puerto Rico, Causing “Infrastructural Aftershocks”

How much more do we Puerto Ricans have to do for ourselves?

How much more do we Puerto Ricans have to do for ourselves?

Los gallos y el imperio

Los gallos y el imperio

Navegando hacia lo desconocido

Navegando hacia lo desconocido

Puerto Rico, La Necrópolis

Puerto Rico, La Necrópolis

CUNYCAST: On the Ground in Puerto Rico’s Roiling Hot Summer

CUNYCAST: On the Ground in Puerto Rico’s Roiling Hot Summer

El desastre que se repite

El desastre que se repite

Sin miedo a soñar

Sin miedo a soñar

Jacobin Interview: Puerto Rican Politics Will Never Be the Same

Jacobin Interview: Puerto Rican Politics Will Never Be the Same

Meet the Women who toppled Puerto Rico’s governor

Meet the Women who toppled Puerto Rico’s governor

Puerto Ricans Stand Up (NPR Code Switch)

Puerto Ricans Stand Up (NPR Code Switch)

La revolución de verano, desde adentro, con Yarimar Bonilla

La revolución de verano, desde adentro, con Yarimar Bonilla

Puerto Rico, After #RickyRenuncia (1A)

Puerto Rico, After #RickyRenuncia (1A)

Puerto Rico: Increased federal control is not the solution (The Hill)

Puerto Rico: Increased federal control is not the solution (The Hill)

NEW YORKER Q&A The Frustration Behind Puerto Rico’s Popular Movement

NEW YORKER Q&A The Frustration Behind Puerto Rico’s Popular Movement

Today Explained: #Ricky Renuncia

Today Explained: #Ricky Renuncia

The Leaked Texts at the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests (The Nation)

The Leaked Texts at the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests (The Nation)

Plan de Contingencia: Cerrado por remodelación Ft Yarimar Bonilla

Plan de Contingencia: Cerrado por remodelación Ft Yarimar Bonilla

Puerto Ricans Call For Their Governor’s Resignation

Puerto Ricans Call For Their Governor’s Resignation

El Gobernador Resiliente

El Gobernador Resiliente

Fantasias del Colapso

Fantasias del Colapso

“After Maria”: Entre la Fuga y el Aguante

“After Maria”: Entre la Fuga y el Aguante

La Calima: Diasporic Dust

La Calima: Diasporic Dust

Plan de Contingencia: La frontera imperial ft. Yarimar Bonilla

Plan de Contingencia: La frontera imperial ft. Yarimar Bonilla

How Puerto Ricans Hear Trump’s Insults

How Puerto Ricans Hear Trump’s Insults

Trump hasn’t treated Puerto Rico well. But that’s a long U.S. tradition. (Washington Post)

Trump hasn’t treated Puerto Rico well. But that’s a long U.S. tradition. (Washington Post)

El problema de “Hamilton” no es la seguridad

El problema de “Hamilton” no es la seguridad

De Cultura y Soberanía con Yarimar Bonilla

De Cultura y Soberanía con Yarimar Bonilla

Bad Bunny, Good Scapegoat (Billboard Magazine)

Bad Bunny, Good Scapegoat (Billboard Magazine)

El conejo de todos los males

El conejo de todos los males

¿La “universidad del norte” o la universidad del desastre?

¿La “universidad del norte” o la universidad del desastre?

What Lies Ahead For Puerto Rico

What Lies Ahead For Puerto Rico

When Disaster Capitalism Comes for the University of Puerto Rico (The Nation)

When Disaster Capitalism Comes for the University of Puerto Rico (The Nation)

Trump’s false claims about Puerto Rico are insulting. But they reveal a deeper truth. (Washington Post)

Trump’s false claims about Puerto Rico are insulting. But they reveal a deeper truth. (Washington Post)

El trauma de María: ¿Cómo contar lo perdido?

El trauma de María: ¿Cómo contar lo perdido?

Puerto Ricanstruction: Federal Court Cases Determine Human Rights and Creditors’ Rights

Puerto Ricanstruction: Federal Court Cases Determine Human Rights and Creditors’ Rights

Los Olvidados

Los Olvidados

Here’s what your U.S. History Textbooks won’t tell you about Puerto Rico (Now This)

Here’s what your U.S. History Textbooks won’t tell you about Puerto Rico (Now This)

Colonialismo, saqueo y reforma educativa

Colonialismo, saqueo y reforma educativa

Catalogan como “doble trauma” la experiencia de los boricuas tras María

Catalogan como “doble trauma” la experiencia de los boricuas tras María

Puerto Rico tras el huracán: los puertorriqueños se van, los “ultraricos” llegan

Puerto Rico tras el huracán: los puertorriqueños se van, los “ultraricos” llegan

Six Months After Maria, Residents Resist Efforts to Turn Island into Privatized Bitcoin Playground

Six Months After Maria, Residents Resist Efforts to Turn Island into Privatized Bitcoin Playground

6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform (The Nation)

6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform (The Nation)

Sobre la xenofobia y otros males

Sobre la xenofobia y otros males

“The Battle for Paradise” Interview with Naomi Klein

“The Battle for Paradise” Interview with Naomi Klein

The Role of Private Investment in Rebuilding Puerto Rico

The Role of Private Investment in Rebuilding Puerto Rico

For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate (The Nation)

For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate (The Nation)

How Puerto Ricans fit into an increasingly anti-immigrant U.S (Washington Post)

How Puerto Ricans fit into an increasingly anti-immigrant U.S (Washington Post)

Months After María

Months After María

Death and Suffering in Puerto Rico Consistently Downplayed

Death and Suffering in Puerto Rico Consistently Downplayed

Reporter’s Notebook: Puerto Rico’s Paradox

Reporter’s Notebook: Puerto Rico’s Paradox

After the Storm

After the Storm

How to Help the University of Puerto Rico — and How Not To (Chronicle of Higher Education)

How to Help the University of Puerto Rico — and How Not To (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Puerto Rico Debt Forgiveness: A Moral Imperative Or Economic Recklessness?

Puerto Rico Debt Forgiveness: A Moral Imperative Or Economic Recklessness?

Why Federal Aid Isn’t Enough to Save Puerto Rico

Why Federal Aid Isn’t Enough to Save Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans in anguish as they await news from the island

Puerto Ricans in anguish as they await news from the island

The psychological toll of natural disasters — and how mainland Puerto Ricans are coping

The psychological toll of natural disasters — and how mainland Puerto Ricans are coping

Vulture Capitalists Circle Above Puerto Rican Prey: Interview with Yarimar Bonilla by Bill Moyers

Vulture Capitalists Circle Above Puerto Rican Prey: Interview with Yarimar Bonilla by Bill Moyers

AnthroBites Podcast: Sovereignty

AnthroBites Podcast: Sovereignty

En medio de una “devastación inimaginable el gobierno de Estados Unidos está ignorando a Puerto Rico”

En medio de una “devastación inimaginable el gobierno de Estados Unidos está ignorando a Puerto Rico”

Yes, Puerto Ricans Are Americans. (Roundtable Discussion)

Yes, Puerto Ricans Are Americans. (Roundtable Discussion)

The Jones Act

The Jones Act

Puerto Ricans call for Aid Amidst Catastrophe: We’re American Citizens. We Can’t be Left to Die.

Puerto Ricans call for Aid Amidst Catastrophe: We’re American Citizens. We Can’t be Left to Die.

Why would anyone in Puerto Rico want a hurricane? Because someone will get rich. (Washington Post)

Why would anyone in Puerto Rico want a hurricane? Because someone will get rich. (Washington Post)

How Colonialism in the Caribbean Affects Hurricane Prep and Recovery

How Colonialism in the Caribbean Affects Hurricane Prep and Recovery

Puerto Rico, An Island In Search Of Itself

Puerto Rico, An Island In Search Of Itself

Trump, Lúgaro, Cidre, y el Sueño Americano

Trump, Lúgaro, Cidre, y el Sueño Americano

#BlackLivesMatter: Anthropologists on Protest, Policing and Race-Based Violence

#BlackLivesMatter: Anthropologists on Protest, Policing and Race-Based Violence