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?
Many Puerto Ricans are outraged about how its resigning governor installed his successor. Here’s why. Glenda Labadie-Jackson and Fernando Tormos-Aponte - August 6, 2019 The backroom maneuver might not be constitutional — or democratic.
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.
Puerto Rico can't pay its debt, and the United States is partly to blame - July 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27451" align="aligncenter" width="3300"] On July 4, a woman walks
Puerto Rico can’t pay its debt, and the United States is partly to blame Rashid Marcano-Rivera - July 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27451" align="aligncenter" width="3300"] On July 4, a woman walks
2012 Puerto Rico Elections Post-Election Report Joshua Tucker - November 13, 2012 Continuing our series of election reports, the following post-election report