Austerity

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, many college-aged Puerto Ricans are pursuing jobs elsewhere. Others are now deciding to stay.

The president has proposed cutting the salaries of public officials, including his own, slashing federal budgets, and laying off 70 percent of non-unionized federal workers.

View of the Constitución train station and empty bus stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during a 24-hour general strike, on September 25th, 2018.

Volunteers prepare a free meal at a soup kitchen in Buenos Aires during a protest against the government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri.

Thousands of public-sector employees march during a strike called by labor unions to protest against austerity measures in San José, Costa Rica, on June 25th, 2018.

Phase One: Blow up the deficit. Phase Two: Use austerity to justify shredding the safety net.

An inside look at what it's like when austerity measures lead to direct cuts in your city's emergency services.

Talented natives of southern Europe that have fled their homes for opportunities elsewhere are starting to produce major breakthroughs.

New research attributes more than 10,000 suicides and up to a million cases of depression to the Great Recession.

At Barcelona Maternity, obstetric nurses are considered the backbone of one of Spain's most beloved institutions. Today they are weathering longer shifts and dramatic cutbacks. How austerity is about much more than money.