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    Puerto Rico Moves Closer to Bankruptcy Relief With New Debt Restructuring Plan

    The island’s advisory board has crafted a deal that could save the island $24 billion as it pays off bondholders.
    Ayana Byrd Feb 11, 2020 12:14PM EST
    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.

    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.

    Wei Jia Apr 26, 2019 4:54PM EDT
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    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.

    Ayana Byrd Sep 19, 2018 12:28PM EDT
    A person rests their head on their cross arms with San Juan and the water in the background.

    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.

    catherine lizette gonzalez May 31, 2018 5:48PM EDT
    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.

    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.

    catherine lizette gonzalez Apr 6, 2018 2:01PM EDT
    A Puerto Rican flag hangs from a black-shuttered window set in a bright blue exterior wall

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

    Meanwhile, residents continue to leave the island in the face of rising unemployment.

    Ayana Byrd Jan 25, 2018 11:31AM EST
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