Puerto Rico
Huracanes dejan al descubierto décadas de negligencia gubernamental en preparación para el cambio climático en el Caribe
Según una investigación regional, el cambio climático no solo erosiona las costas sino que además destruye la vida comunitaria y la actividad económica.
Hurricanes Expose Governments’ Decades of Negligence in Caribbean Climate Change Preparedness
Climate change is not only eroding islands, but also actively destroying community life and economic activity in plain sight with little to no governmental action to protect citizens.
AFT’s Randi Weingarten Slams Gov. Rosselló for Puerto Rico School Closures
“We will fight this perversion of priorities.”
Puerto Rico to Close Nearly 300 Schools After Major Enrollment Drop
More than 100,000 Puerto Ricans have moved to the states since Hurricane María.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Says She’s Seriously Considering Run for Governor of Puerto Rico
“The answer to that question is yes… there is an evaluation process that has not closed the doors to a candidacy for governor,” she told Primera Hora in Spanish.
Algunos profesionales del Título III facturan cuatro veces el salario de Higgins o Keleher
La cuenta la pagaría el Gobierno de Puerto Rico y ya suma $134.8 millones en solo nueve meses.
Billing for Professional Services in Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Cases Reaches $135 Million
The government of Puerto Rico foots the bill, which already tops $134.8 million in only nine months. Some lawyers have already made four times more than what the highest paid Commonwealth officials make annually.
Puerto Rico as the 51st State: Civil Rights Battle or Just a Charade? (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: April 1, 2018
How MLB Players Helped Puerto Rico After Tragedy (VIDEO)
Powerful storytelling.
How the Government Forced Me to Use My Best Skill
How did it force this out of me?
22 de marzo: La importancia historiográfica de este día en Puerto Rico
No fue hasta el 22 de marzo de 1873 que finalmente se le concedió el derecho a la libertad a los negros esclavos.
Fracasa la fiebre privatizadora de Luis Fortuño mediante contratos de energía renovable
Puerto Rico se estanca en sus metas de generación de electricidad con sol y viento, y el alto costo de la luz que ofrecen las compañías choca con el plan de reducir la tarifa eléctrica
Privatization Fever With Renewable Energy Fails in Puerto Rico
The Island remains stuck in meeting its goals for generating power with sun and wind, while the high cost of electricity offered by renewable-energy companies clashes with plans to reduce electric bills.
Hundreds of Demonstrators Call for Greater Federal Action on Six-Month Anniversary of Hurricane María
“We are here in Washington demanding that legislators do what they were elected to do and that is help the people,” Miguel Acevedo Sierra told Latino Rebels
We Must Keep Puerto Rico in the Spotlight
It’s been six months after Hurricane María roared over Puerto Rico, yet its darkness lingers.
Mantengamos a Puerto Rico en el spot
Han pasado seis meses desde que el huracán María rugió sobre Puerto Rico, pero su oscuridad persiste.
Six Months After Hurricane María: Where Is Puerto Rico Now?
Latino Rebels Radio: March 18, 2018.
Families, Lawmakers to Speak at Rally in Washington, DC on Six-Month Anniversary of Hurricane María
“Our mission is to sound the alarm on this ongoing crisis, ignite pressure, and demand help.”
Tóxicos de las cenizas de AES están contaminando aguas subterráneas
Por otra parte, el mismo estudio de subsuelo confirmó niveles ascendentes de arsénico en el agua.
VOGUE Raised Voices of Puerto Rican Women, But Failed to Feature Puerto Rican Women Photographers
As Puerto Rico becomes a hub for neoliberal privatization and disaster capitalism, how we are seen by the world matters. How we see ourselves is even more critical.