Teachers laid the groundwork for the uprising against the dictatorial Fiscal Oversight and Management Board.
Puerto Rico
The uprising was a culmination of decades of organizing against austerity and colonial violence.
Juan González discusses developments in Puerto Rico.
Ex-lobbyist Pedro Pierluisi’s conflicts of interest raise questions about his fitness to serve on behalf of the public.
The protests were also responding to extreme hardships following Hurricane Maria and the recession that began in 2006.
Marginalized Puerto Ricans created a new visual language of protest to demand systemic change.
Protests are continuing in Puerto Rico days after mass demonstrations forced Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to step down.
The U.S. government must take accountability for its role in molding current conditions in Puerto Rico.
The current crisis has roots in a colonial debt regime imposed on the island by predatory banks and the U.S.
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans successfully forced the governor from office within days of nonviolent protests.