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Maria and Julio welcome\\xa0Alana Casanova-Burgess, reporter and producer for WNYC\'s "On The Media", and\\xa0Cristina del Mar Quiles, reporter for the Center for Investigative Journalism (Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) to talk about Puerto Rico and\\xa0"La Brega,"\\xa0a new seven-part bilingual podcast series co-produced by WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios. They discuss Puerto Rico\'s status including the issue of statehood, the humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, and the impact of modern day colonialism on the island. You can listen to "La Brega" starting Wednesday, February 24.\\xa0Subscribe here! - ITT Staff Picks: Cristina del Mar Quiles writes for the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo\\xa0about a lawsuit from the family of\\xa0Jaideliz Moreno Ventura. Ventura was 13-years-old when she died from a medical emergency last year in Vieques, which hasn\'t had a functioning hospital since Hurricane Maria more than three years ago. - Julio Ricardo Varela dives into the latest on Puerto Rico\'s vote for statehood in last November\'s plebiscite\\xa0in this piece for Latino Rebels. - Rosa Cartagena tells the history of the fight for suffrage in Puerto Rico\\xa0and the\\xa0sufragistas\\xa0who shaped it via this piece for Smithsonian Magazine.\\xa0 Credit info: (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File) \\xa0

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