Categories: Pushback

Puerto Rico ousts corrupt governor — is ‘La Junta’ next?

A historic people’s uprising in Puerto Rico has forced the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosello – but the struggle doesn’t stop there. Protesters have voiced opposition to ‘La Junta,’ the unelected, Washington-appointed board that controls the island’s finances and promotes harsh austerity.

Guest: Dr. Rima Brusi, scholar-in-residence at the Center for Human Rights and Peace Studies, Lehman College-City University of New York.

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