Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Matters More

Puerto Rico Matters More Puerto Rico Matters More

Estimates that more than 4,600 people died after Hurricane Maria demand attention.

May 31, 2018 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders Puerto Rico

There Is an Alternative to Brutal Austerity in Puerto Rico There Is an Alternative to Brutal Austerity in Puerto Rico

Bernie Sanders has proposed a Marshall Plan for the islands, instead of an inhumane and antidemocratic oversight board.

May 1, 2018 / John Nichols

6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform

6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform 6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform

Colonialism and disaster capitalism are dismantling Puerto Rico's public-school system.  

Mar 21, 2018 / Yarimar Bonilla, Rima Brusi, and Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan

Residente

Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés Residente dice que Estados Unidos le debe a Puerto Rico, no al revés

El rapero puertorriqueño habla con The Nation sobre el colonialismo, Bernie Sanders, y el camino a la recuperación despues que el huracán Maria.

Jan 29, 2018 / Miguel Salazar

Residente

Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around

The Puerto Rican rapper talks to The Nation about colonialism, Bernie Sanders, and the path to recovery after Hurricane Maria.

Jan 29, 2018 / Miguel Salazar

Carmen Yulín Cruz Is a Politician on the Rise

Carmen Yulín Cruz Is a Politician on the Rise Carmen Yulín Cruz Is a Politician on the Rise

The Puerto Rican politician has emerged as one of Trump’s most effective foes.

Jan 11, 2018 / Feature / George Zornick

GDB Puerto Rico

Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico

Two lawyers argue that the feds should impose “dictatorships for democracy” on cities and government bodies in fiscal crisis.

Oct 30, 2017 / Simon Davis-Cohen

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do. Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Demand debt forgiveness, show up for protests, and donate.

Oct 17, 2017 / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas

It Feels Surreal Being a Puerto Rican in the United States These Days

It Feels Surreal Being a Puerto Rican in the United States These Days It Feels Surreal Being a Puerto Rican in the United States These Days

The disaster has revealed our ambiguous status as citizen-strangers.

Oct 17, 2017 / Javier Morillo

Hurricane Maria, Virgin Islands

The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean The 2017 Hurricanes Didn’t Just Hit Puerto Rico—They Hit the Caribbean

Puerto Rico is getting the coverage it deserves, but an entire region has been upended by natural disasters this hurricane season.

Oct 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

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