he liquidated Puerto Rico's publicly-financed infrastructure fund and replaced it by selling high-risk bonds that, in total, were worth approximately 70% of GDP. Mental illness had been on the rise and suicides and hospitalizations for psychological emergencies have spiked in the..…

Human Rights Watch has seen this first-hand speaking to Puerto Rico, US territory, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017. ... Human Rights Council's message matters for all women living with the impacts of climate change, including those facing flooding in the central US and..…

The lawsuit comes two months after the federal board overseeing Puerto Rico's and group of hedge funds sought to have more than $6 billion of the island's bonds declared null and void and shows how the effort to cut its debts is reverberating in U.S municipal-bond market. ..…

., and one territory (Puerto Rico) also have bans, according to the left-wing Movement Advancement Project. . ..…

The slightly edited message below was presented by Ed Ortiz, on behalf of Call to Action on Puerto Rico, at July 26 Moncada Day commemorative program held New York City on July 27.   . ... They have been the largest gatherings NYC of Puerto Rican Independence activists from..…

Union resolution End the Colonial Status of Puerto Rico.. The resolution below was adopted by Pennsylvania Federation Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of International Brotherhood of Teamsters at their convention July 2019.. End the Colonial Status of Puerto..…

Speaking at Moncada Day, CUNY Ana Marie Cardenas and Frank Velgara of Socialist Front of Puerto Rico... ... Many of the speakers linked the impact of Cuban Revolution to other important struggles against U.S imperialism, especially Puerto Rico and Venezuela.  . ..…