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Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans, Not Wall Street Vultures, Must Come First
Money that goes one of the hedge funds that have bought up much of the island's debt is taken away from saving lives.
Head of Puerto Rico Electrical Workers’ Union Demands Corruption Probe of Whitefish Energy Contract
An interview with Angel Figueroa Jaramillo, head of the Puerto Rico electrical workers.
Puerto Rico’s Dual Crises Show Its Territorial Status Is the Worst of Both Worlds
Puerto Rico is unable to consider monetary and fiscal policy options.
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A People’s Recovery: Radical Organizing in Post-Maria Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rica, Centers of Mutual Support fight hunger while striving to raise political consciousness.
Puerto Rican Climate Activist: Aid Is Being Unfairly Distributed and Superfund Sites Continue to Overflow
Over 1 million people on the island still lack clean drinking water.
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Activists in Puerto Rico Want the Jones Act Eliminated — So Why Are Unions Defending It?
US-policy is only deepening the crisis in Puerto Rico.
Freed Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera on US Colonialism After Hurricane Maria
Oscar Lopez Rivera discusses Puerto Rico after the hurricanes.
Hurricane Victims Don’t Have the “Complexion for Protection“
Millions of Puerto Ricans are still without water, food, electricity and shelter, four weeks after Hurricane Maria destroyed the island.
William Rivers Pitt | Why the 25th Amendment Won’t Save Us
We the people are the only remedy there is.
How to Wipe Out Puerto Rico’s Debt Without Hurting Bondholders
Is there a fair and just way to erase Puerto Rico's debt crisis?