Eric Ortiz / TruthdigNov 20, 2017
Two months after the devastating storm, many people on the island remain without power, clean water or access to health care, medicine and food. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigNov 16, 2017
The Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) has identified dozens more deaths than the 55 the Puerto Rican government reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanNov 2, 2017
As thousands leave the storm-stricken island for the mainland U.S., perhaps never to return, others are arriving: the disaster capitalists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Emily Wells / TruthdigOct 30, 2017
With several Congress members asking for an inquiry, U.S. officials will look into why the contract was given to the tiny Montana company. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Steve Rosenfeld / AlterNetOct 29, 2017
The exodus of tens of thousands of voting-age victims of Hurricane Maria to the U.S. mainland may change the politics of several states. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 26, 2017
At the Hospital del Niño in San Juan, Elon Musk's company has already put up an electricity generating facility powered by the sun. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / Web of DebtOct 15, 2017
During his visit to the hurricane-stricken U.S. territory, President Trump shocked the bond market when he said he would wipe out the island’s debt. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanOct 15, 2017
Forecasters aid and abet Donald Trump's misinformation by consistently ignoring the role of global warming in a recent string of national disasters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigOct 7, 2017
Her pushback at Donald Trump in the wake of Hurricane Maria has made the mayor a spokeswoman for the people of Puerto Rico. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Jill Colvin / APOct 3, 2017
The president opens his tour of the island by focusing on the best of the reviews he and his administration are getting for the federal response. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Bill Moyers / Moyers and CompanyOct 2, 2017
Social anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla discusses the challenges citizens in the U.S. territory face in the wake of recent storms. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
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