For Investors, Puerto Rico Is a Fantasy Blank Slate
Puerto Rico is open for business. So declared leaders from the devastated island on February 15 at an investors’ conference convened to explore the opportunities generated by what was described as “the...
View Article6 Months After Maria, Puerto Ricans Face a New Threat—Education Reform
Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are understandably frustrated with their government officials. One might expect discontent to center around the head of the power company who oversaw...
View ArticleWhen Disaster Capitalism Comes for the University of Puerto Rico
s the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) begins a new semester, its future is anything but certain. Hurricane María dealt a blow to its infrastructure last year; now, both the federal and local...
View ArticleThe Leaked Texts at the Heart of Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests
It seems appropriate for Puerto Rico’s self-proclaimed “millennial governor” to be brought down by his own text messages—a modern spin on Richard Nixon’s White House tapes. On July 13, just days after...
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