Puerto Rico’s electricity problems go beyond Maria and Fiona Sameer H. Shah, Mary Angelica Painter, and Fernando Tormos-Aponte - September 28, 2022 Puerto Ricans face higher electricity bills — but see few improvements that make the power grid more resilient to storms
Hurricanes may not discriminate, but governments and utility companies do, our research finds Mary Angelica Painter, Gustavo García-López, and Fernando Tormos-Aponte - September 23, 2021 When everyone loses power, who gets it back first?
Puerto Rico’s left won seats in the legislature. Here’s why that matters. Fernando Tormos-Aponte - November 18, 2020 After mass street protests unseated a governor, the left organized, ran — and won. What might come next?
Puerto Ricans voted to become the 51st U.S. state — again Alexander Kustov, Ali Valenzuela, and Abdiel Santiago - November 12, 2020 What would persuade mainland Americans to support their bid?
Unrest in Puerto Rico is not just about the governor. Here are four things to know. Fernando Tormos-Aponte - July 23, 2019 There were allegations of fraud — and then came 889 pages of leaked chats.
Here’s how little Americans have learned about Donald Trump Larry Bartels - February 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69469" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump departs the White House
Hurricane Maria killed 64 Puerto Ricans. Another 1,000 died because the disaster response was inadequate. Jeremy Konyndyk - December 18, 2017 On Dec. 8, 2017, the New York Times published a
A controversial ‘oversight board’ could take over Puerto Rico’s hurricane rebuilding effort Mariely Lopez-Santana - November 30, 2017 On Sept. 20, 2017, the world watched slack-jawed as Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico’s troubles are far from over. The population’s health is at risk. Jennifer D. Sciubba and Jeremy Youde - October 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64849" align="aligncenter" width="960"] On Oct. 10, Yanira Rios collects
Donald Trump’s lukewarm response to Puerto Rico was pretty predictable. Here’s why. Andrew Reeves - October 2, 2017 Many have criticized the Trump administration for responding slowly to