What the Government Never Learned From Puerto Rico What the Government Never Learned From Puerto Rico
Five years after Category 5 Hurricane María, Puerto Rico still wasn’t ready for the Category 1 Fiona. Why can’t federal and local governments be trusted to lead recovery?
Sep 30, 2022 / Israel Meléndez Ayala
Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem
The US territory gives pharmaceutical companies big tax breaks that could otherwise be invested in its communities, where the revenue is deeply needed.
Aug 19, 2022 / Julio López Varona
How Can Puerto Rico Escape the Debt Trap? How Can Puerto Rico Escape the Debt Trap?
When it comes to Puerto Rico, the questions of debt haunt everyday life and shape the colonial reality of the island.
Apr 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
“The University of Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!” “The University of Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale!”
Thousands of student protesters in Puerto Rico are fighting against further austerity measures from a new bill, PC1003, that will drastically cut funding for public education.
Oct 26, 2021 / Rima Brusi
#OurMothersToo: Reckoning With My Abuela’s Coerced Sterilization #OurMothersToo: Reckoning With My Abuela’s Coerced Sterilization
By 1974, tubal ligations became so ubiquitous on the island that over a third of its women had received la operación—giving Puerto Rico the highest sterilization rate in the world.
Jun 17, 2021 / Quiara Alegría Hudes
Raoul Peck’s World Raoul Peck’s World
In Exterminate All the Brutes, Peck offers a bold new history of colonialism and violence.
Jun 14, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
Letters From the January 25/February 1, 2021, Issue Letters From the January 25/February 1, 2021, Issue
Better to tax… Nuclear options… Power gridlock… An ailing system… The progressive future…
Jan 12, 2021 / Our Readers
Privatizing Puerto Rico Privatizing Puerto Rico
The rushed sell-off of the territory’s electrical utility is part of a larger move to gut public goods for private profit.
Dec 1, 2020 / Feature / Ed Morales
As the Hurricane Season Intensifies, Is Puerto Rico Ready? As the Hurricane Season Intensifies, Is Puerto Rico Ready?
Tropical Storm Isaías is a warning for what could come as disaster preparedness funds continue to be squandered.
Aug 6, 2020 / Ed Morales
Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive Puerto Rico’s Sex Workers Are Struggling to Survive
The challenge of making ends meet was difficult before Covid-19. Now it’s even worse.
May 18, 2020 / Gabriella N. Báez, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation