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Puerto Rico
Interest Groups Push to Uphold Law Withholding Relief to Puerto Rico
Domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are lobbying to keep the Jones Act on the books.
Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?
The scope of the Trump administration's defiance of Congress points to one.
Puerto Ricans Transform Closed Schools Into Community Centers
Schools reclaimed as community centers are helping to create communities lost in the wake of the hurricanes.
Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms After Hurricane Maria
Similar problems have been reported among children in other parts of the Caribbean also affected by hurricanes in 2017.
Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis
Policing is a form of “colonial crisis management” in Puerto Rico, says author Marisol LeBrón.
A Political Stalemate Over Puerto Rico Is Leaving US Disaster Funding in Limbo
The Trump administration’s neglect of Puerto Rico is based in racial bias.
Trump Wants to Maintain US Empire But Without the Alliances
Trump is seeking to control the U.S. empire from a walled-off fortress without war coalitions or alliances.
Congresswoman Slams Trump for Fighting Against Puerto Rico Disaster Aid
On Monday, two competing disaster relief bills stalled in the Senate.
Puerto Rico Forced to Slash Basic Food Aid While Waiting for Washington to Act
Some 1.35 million low-income residents of Puerto Rico will have their food benefits cut.
Medicaid Patients in Puerto Rico Don’t Get Coverage for Drugs to Cure Hepatitis
Unlike in the states, Puerto Rico’s federal funding for Medicaid is capped.