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Is Congress' plan to save Puerto Rico working?

  • Written by Edwin Meléndez, Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning and Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College
imagePuerto Ricans are increasingly fed up with austerity. AP Photo/Danica Coto

A year ago, Congress cobbled together a plan to try to save Puerto Rico from its US$123 billion debt and pension crisis without costing American taxpayers a penny.

The law, signed by former President Barack Obama on June 30, 2016, effectively steered Puerto Rico into...

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