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Carmen Yulín Cruz

Former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Weissman fellow at Mount Holyoke College.

StorySep 19, 2022

Blackout in Puerto Rico: Whole Island Loses Power Amid Hurricane Fiona as Privatized Grid Collapses

StoryJul 26, 2022

Puerto Rico: House Dems Criticized over Handling of Bill to Let Residents Choose Status of Territory

StoryMar 25, 2020

“People Go Before Money. This Is About Saving Lives,” Says San Juan Mayor on Pandemic in Puerto Rico

StoryFeb 19, 2018

Five Months After Maria, San Juan Mayor Decries “Disaster Capitalism” & Privatization in Puerto Rico

StoryFeb 19, 2018

San Juan Mayor Calls for End to Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Amid Slow Hurricane Maria Recovery

StoryJun 15, 2016

Puerto Rico Is Being Left Voiceless: San Juan Mayor Condemns Bill to Create “Colonial Control Board”

StoryJun 15, 2016

Puerto Rico in Mourning: Nearly Half of the Orlando Massacre Victims were from the Island

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