After the Storm: Hurricane Maria Refugees Resettle in Amish Country
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a small town with a long history of integrating Puerto Rican families, but this most recent influx is putting its resources to the test.
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The FCC Wants Nearly $1 Billion to Help Aid Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed the package, which allocates $64 million to immediate rebuilding efforts to restore existing communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Whitefish Discloses $150,000 Sum Spent on Lobbyists After Scrutiny of Puerto Rico Power Deal
Despite Whitefish's small size, the energy company was hired to help restore electrical service to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
Puerto Rico’s Governor Orders Review of All Deaths Since Hurricane Maria
Ricardo A. Rosselló now admits that the toll "may be higher than the official count certified to date."
FEMA Plans to Airlift Puerto Ricans to U.S. Mainland
This is the first time FEMA has offered an air breach.
Puerto Rico’s Recovery Is Essential for Our Economy
Even if you ignore the obvious moral necessity for the government to assist Puerto Rico, the government should not ignore its economic and military necessity.
‘There Are No Natural Disasters’: A Conversation With Jacob Remes
How critical disaster studies can teach us what went wrong in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Was Undergoing a Humanitarian Crisis Long Before Hurricane Maria
For decades, Puerto Rico had been suffering the slow but certain violence of modern colonial capitalism.
After Irma, Puerto Rico’s Case for Statehood Gains Newfound Urgency
The deepening humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico reveals a disaster response that is categorically different from the actions taken in the wake of hurricanes that struck the continental U.S. recently.