The Indypendent
Puerto Rico
C is for Closure: Public Education In Puerto Rico To Be Gutted
Six months after Hurricane Maria, the island’s Department of Education announces plans to close 283 public schools.
How teachers & parents prevented school closings in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
Solidarity in Action: Puerto Rico Relief Efforts Underway in New York
Meet the people lending a hand and find out how to plug in.
A People’s Recovery: Radical Organizing in Post-Maria Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — After Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, most telecommunications services…
Hurricane Maria Unleashes a New Chapter in US’s Colonial History
The Trump administration’s delay in sending real aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria is par for the course. Our citizens have always been treated as second-class.
When Greece-Style Austerity Spreads West
The U.S. economy continues to expand according to official statistics, but the drive to shrink federal, state and local…
In July, Puerto Rico’s Governor Alejandro García Padilla declared the island’s $72 billion debt “unpayable” and called on the…