I have been a consistent critic of big money "aid" programs to countries like my own for decades. USAID programs. Bolivia, for example, were often directed at subverting our elected socialist government and constitutional process in Bolivia.
A Colonial Takeover: Proposed Puerto Rican Debt Bill to Give Dictatorial Powers to Unelected Board.
Bankers and Vulture Funds vs. Puerto Rico.
"Those hedge fund firms include Angelo Gordon & Co., BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, Brigade Capital Management LP, Centerbridge Partners LP, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Fir Tree Inc., Knighthead Capital Management LLC, Marathon Asset Management LP, Monarch Alternative Capital LP, Stone Lion Capital Partners LP and D.E. Shaw Group, according to court documents and Bloomberg reports.
Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Latino Vote by Hector Luis Alamo http://www.latinorebels.com/2016/02/11/why-hillary-clinton-doesnt-deserv...
Back in February, U.S. Treasury counselor Antonio Weiss gave a dire warning about Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has already defaulted twice, but this next default is going to shake the muni bond market.
The economic crisis in Puerto Rico has reached crisis levels..
This evening's music features "The Mother of the Blues," Gertrude "Ma" Rainey.
All eyes are on Greece this weekend.
