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Hurricane Maria

Warren, Sanders Rip FEMA for Failing to Provide Accurate Count of Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico

Warren Sanders Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Day Parade Calls Attention to Plight of Hurricane Victims and Demands End to Deadly Austerity

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"This is a very important parade and a very meaningful parade given the tragedy and the devastation of the homeland."

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Naomi Klein: 4,645 Deaths in Puerto Rico From Hurricane Maria Were "State-Sponsored Mass Killing"

Democracy Now!

"The official death toll still stands at 64, but the new study estimates a death toll of at least 4,645, with some projections topping 5,700." (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"Maybe there was not the intent to kill, but there is the knowledge that the...

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San Juan Mayor Says Trump's "Total Neglect' of Puerto Rico Must Be Called Out

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"The United Nations says that when people are denied the access to basic human...

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PR presser

Decrying Trump's 'Cruel' Refusal to Act, Warren and Markey Unveil Bill to Help Puerto Ricans Left Homeless by Maria

Puerto Rico

Harvard Study Puts Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico at Nearly 6,000 People—70 Times Official Count

tear gas

Police Unleash 'Brutal Attacks' on Anti-Austerity Protesters in Puerto Rico

power line

'Total Failure of Governance' by Trump: Blackout Deepens Puerto Rico Crisis

Author Naomi Klein appearing on Democracy Now! Wednesday.

“The Battle for Paradise”: Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism & the Fight for Puerto Rico’s Future

Puerto Rico

'Neglect and Bureaucracy': Six Months After Maria, Trump Condemned for Failed Response in Puerto Rico

In Midst of 'Immense Suffering' Caused by Climate Crisis, Caribbean Religious Leaders Call for Debt Relief

Disaster Capitalism in Action as Puerto Rico Governor Announces Plan to Privatize Power Utility

Harvey rescue operation

As Climate Crisis Intensifies, $300+ Billion in Damages Makes 2017 Costliest Year Ever

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz

San Juan Major Blasts 'Disaster-in-Chief' Trump As Slow Recovery Drags On 100 Days After Hurricane Maria

Ignoring Public Opinion and Pentagon, Trump Denies Climate Crisis a National Security Threat

Facing Massive Discrepancy, Puerto Rico Governor Demands Recount of Hurricane Maria Deaths

Newswire

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board Putting Debt Repayment over People’s Needs in Midst of Humanitarian Crisis, New Report Concludes

National Nurses United

Nurses Condemn Fed Puerto Rico Response, as New Study Cites Hurricane Maria Death Toll in Thousands

Jubilee USA Network

Six Months After Maria, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Wait for Relief

National Nurses United

RN Volunteers Back from Puerto Rico Join Congress Members to Urge Increased Aid to Stem Health Crisis

National Nurses United

‘The People of Puerto Rico are Dying’ Say 50 Nurses Returning from Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico

National Nurses United

Nurses Demand Congress Act to Avert Further Public Health Calamity in Puerto Rico

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Views

Sonali Kolhatkar

Racism Keeps Rearing Its Ugly Head

Katie Sullivan, Lis Power

Study Finds 5,000 People May Have Died From Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Cable News Focused on Roseanne Instead.

Stephen Kinzer

The Deal That Puerto Rico Didn't Ask for and Didn't Want

Naomi Klein, Lauren Feeney

The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Ricans and Ultrarich "Puertopians" are Locked in a Pitched Struggle Over How to Remake the Island

Reed Richardson

Corporate Media Ignoring Puerto Rico's 'Shock Doctrine' Makeover

Yxta Maya Murray

In Puerto Rico, the 'Natural Disaster' Is the US Government

Steven Singer

Making Puerto Rico the New New Orleans – Steal the Schools and Give Them to Big Business to Run For Profit

Jill Richardson

The Sad State of Disaster Relief

Dan Beeton

Puerto Rico’s Dual Crises Show Its Territorial Status is the Worst of Both Worlds

Wenonah Hauter

A Month Later, U.S. Is Failing with Its Food and Water Crisis in Puerto Rico

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