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Hurricane Maria

Resilient Networks Can Save Lives

The injustice and barriers getting in the way of people trying to stay connected are nearly identical to the injustices woven into our electrical grids.
Carmen Scurato ·
Dangerous power lines and power pole dangle over street traffic in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. (Photo: Getty/Stock Photo/alejandrophotography)

Trump Proposed Trading 'Poor' Puerto Ricans for Greenland After Hurricane Maria Devastation, Former DHS Official Says

Julia Conley ·

On July 25 at 3:50 am EDT, the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite revealed very powerful thunderstorms (yellow) around Hanna's center. (Image: NASA/NRL)

Climatologist Michael Mann on 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season: "Hate to Say, 'We Told You So'"

Jessica Corbett ·

Adding Insult to the 'Injury of Colonialism,' Trump Suggested Selling Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria, Former Advisor Says

Julia Conley ·

Oliviera Feliciano rests at the refugee camp located at the Mariano Rodríguez Coliseum on January 11, 2020 in Guanica, Puerto Rico. Saturday morning's quake was the most powerful aftershock following Tuesday's 6.4 earthquake that damaged her home. (Photo: Jose Jimenez/Getty Images)

'Unconscionable': As Puerto Rico Suffers Earthquake Aftermath, AOC, Sanders, and Velazquez Demand Trump End Illegal Hold on Relief Funds

Jon Queally ·

San Juan, Puerto Rico/USA in July 2019 (Photo: © Osvaldo Olmos / Shutterstock)

The Puerto Rico Crisis: A Reflection of a Flawed US Democracy

The recent resignation of Governor Rosselló should be understood within the larger framework of a flawed US democratic state that continues its economic stranglehold over Puerto Rico.

Carlos Figueroa ·

'Unacceptable': Trump Using Puerto Rico's Political Crisis to Restrict Hurricane Relief Aid

"For far too long, the U.S. government has failed the people of Puerto Rico. That must end."

Jake Johnson ·

Puerto Rico seems doomed to remain a US colony. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hong Kong and Puerto Rico: Two Colonies Doomed to Second-Class Status by Remote Central Government Control

We can expect more unrest in both places as time goes by, as the citizens of both Hong Kong and Puerto Rico endure the continued humiliation of colonial or quasi-colonial status under the thumb of remote central governments a thousand miles away

Dave Lindorff ·

'He Needs to Go!' Hundreds of Thousands Set to Pour Into Streets as Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló Refuses to Resign

"The people are not going to go away. That's what he's hoping for, but we outnumber him."

Jake Johnson ·

protest against Ricardo Rosselló

Police Fire Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets at Protesters Demanding Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló Resign

"We are rising up because we deserve better."

Jessica Corbett ·

Protestors crowd the street leading to the governor's mansion on July 15, 2019 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

'Time for Puerto Rico to Wake Up and Rise Up': Thousands Take to Streets Demanding Embattled Governor Resign

"He does not deserve the job he has, and the people have spoken."

Eoin Higgins ·

Senate Democrats Demand Trump Administration Answer for 'Unconscionable' Delay of Puerto Rico Food Aid

"There are no excuses for this, and the Trump administration must act now to correct this tragic situation that they have caused."

Jake Johnson ·

President Donald Trump throwing paper towels to hurricane victims during a visit to the island in October 2018.

Puerto Rico’s Botched Disaster Relief, Unsustainable Debt, and Economic Failure Linked to its Colonial Status

How can this scale of corruption, overseen by the US Congress, even happen? 

Mark Weisbrot ·

'Unhinged, Insensitive, and Lying': Trump Uses Bar Graph to Spread Falsehood About Puerto Rico Hurricane Aid

"His racism knows no boundaries," said San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz

Jake Johnson ·

Democrats Demand White House Hand Over Documents on Trump's "Abominable" Hurricane Response in Puerto Rico

House Democrats also requested records and communications from FEMA "regarding mass graves found in Puerto Rico."

Jake Johnson ·

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