Puerto Rico: Austerity Or A Green New Deal
Hurricanes Irma, Jose, and Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Almost three thousand Puerto Ricans died, infrastructure and energy systems were devastated, and it will take many years for Puerto Rico to recuperate. With this crisis has come a decision for Puerto Rico: Austerity, or rebuilding using a Green New Deal framework. At The Sanders Institute Gathering, we brought together Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, economist Robert Pollin, and community land trust expert John Davis to talk about the path forward for Puerto Rico.