Ep 81: Who Wins & Loses in Puerto Rico’s New Debt Restructuring Plan? + Puerto Rico Blackout, Senate Abortion Bill, & JLo’s Engagement

Puerto Rico's newest debt restructuring plan has been met with harsh criticism, but you would never know it reading most of the mainstream media coverage of its approval. Marisol LeBrón and Sarah Molinari published an opinion piece in Truthout challenging the mainland press narrative that the plan is one of the best things to ever happen to Puerto Rico. In this episode, we take a deep dive into their article to look at who wins and who loses in this new debt plan. We also discuss their work with the Puerto Rican organizations, PR Syllabus and the Puerto Rican Studies Association.

In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including:

• Island-wide electricity blackouts in Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico stepping into the abortion restriction debate
• Puerto Rico's health care providers calling for Medicare equity
• JLo's engagement to Ben Affleck
• & More!

Guests:

Marisol LeBrón, Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Author of Against Muerto Rico: Lessons from the Verano Boricua and Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico 

Sarah Molinari, Anthropologist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Florida International University

Host:

Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

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★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★

Marisol LeBrón ★ https://twitter.com/marisollebron

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PR Syllabus ★ https://puertoricosyllabus.com

Puerto Rican Studies Association ★ https://www.ricanstudies.com

New Puerto Rico Debt Plan Is a False “Solution” Crafted to Benefit Capitalists (Truthout Article) ★ https://truthout.org/articles/new-puerto-rico-debt-plan-is-a-false-solution-crafted-to-benefit-capitalists

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CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

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