Porto Rico

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porto rico is so close to florida, as are the us Virgin islands. It almost seems americans go out of our way to exclude territories from the national imagination. Alongside the empire building impulse, these scholars agree, there was always anti expansionist feeling among many Americans too. Daniel m ervar says, going back to the nineteenth century, America had debates about which possessions should become a permanent part of the country.

“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time?

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nikhil Singh and Daniel Immerwahr.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and
Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.