#PuertoRicoCrisis

The city of Flint Water Plant is illuminated by moonlight on Jan. 23, 2016, in Flint, Michigan. The state approved new funds for the city yesterday.
Wei Jia, Azadeh Shahshahani  Apr 26, 2019 4:54PM EDT

From Notre Dame to Flint, Our Giving Exposes Who We Are [Op-Ed]

Writer Wei Jia and Project South’s Azadeh Shahshahani explore why the cathedral is being rebuilt by billionaires, but—five years after the water crisis began—Flint still doesn’t have safe water.
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Ayana Byrd  Sep 19, 2018 12:28PM EDT

As Puerto Ricans Move to the Mainland, Rich White Americans Set Up Lives on the Island

Although post-Maria life has not returned to normal, PR is still attractive as a tax haven.
A person rests their head on their cross arms with San Juan and the water in the background.
catherine lizette gonzalez  May 31, 2018 5:48PM EDT

Author Q&A: Understanding Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Through Marx, Monsters and a Queer Decolonial Lens

Colorlines talks to Philadelphia poet laureate Raquel Salas Rivera about their new book, “lo terciario/the tertiary,” which revisits Karl Marx’s “Capital” to examine Puerto Rico’s debt crisis from a queer decolonial lens.
Puerto Rican children sit in a shelter sitting on a light blue bench two of the children are playing with a phone the other three are watching.
catherine lizette gonzalez  Apr 6, 2018 2:01PM EDT

Puerto Rico to Close 283 Public Schools, Teachers Condemn Decision

The news comes two weeks after Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló signed a bill to implement a charter school and voucher program.
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Ayana Byrd  Jan 25, 2018 11:31AM EST

Puerto Rico: Post Hurricane Maria, Island Can't Pay Down Debt

Meanwhile, residents continue to leave the island in the face of rising unemployment.
A street is flooded during the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Ayana Byrd  Sep 8, 2017 12:46PM EDT

READ: Why Puerto Rico's Fiscal Crisis and Hurricane Irma Are a Catastrophic Combination

The author believes Irma was the final factor in the “perfect storm” that has been brewing on the bankrupt island.
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Kenrya Rankin  Jun 12, 2017 1:54PM EDT

Puerto Ricans Vote Overwhelmingly for Statehood

But some local critics say it would be “devastating” for residents.
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Sameer Rao  Jan 10, 2017 1:41PM EST

UN Report: Puerto Rico Debt-Fighting Measures Must Not Impact Human Rights

“The population in Puerto Rico cannot be held hostage to past irresponsible borrowing and lending.”
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Kenrya Rankin  Jun 30, 2016 10:27AM EDT

Congress Passes Puerto Rico Debt Relief Legislation

Senator Nydia Velázquez: “Until the U.S. government ends these colonial conditions, there will be no long-term recovery.”
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Kenrya Rankin  May 19, 2016 4:21PM EDT

House Introduces New Bill to Address Puerto Rican Debt Crisis

But it locks citizens into a $7.25 minimum wage.
Sameer Rao  May 17, 2016 3:57PM EDT

Bernie Sanders Calls For Release of Puerto Rican Political Prisoner, Debt Crisis Resolution

During his remarks at the University of Puerto Rico, the presidential candidate called Puerto Rico’s ongoing debt issues a “terrible human and economic crisis.”
Sameer Rao  May 2, 2016 1:34PM EDT

Puerto Rico Fails to Pay $422 Million in Bond Debts Owed Today

Puerto Rico governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla: “We would have preferred to have had a legal framework to restructure our debts in an orderly manner.”
Kenrya Rankin  Apr 25, 2016 10:16AM EDT

This Video Brilliantly Explains Why #PuertoRicoCrisis is Trending

“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” and Lin-Manuel Miranda join forces to explain exactly what is happening in the U.S. territory.