39 min

6. The Bankruptcy Letters La Brega

    • Society & Culture

Luis J. Valentín Ortiz from the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo tells a hidden story  from Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, that of the micro-creditors — thousands of low-income retirees and former public employees with claims that the government may never pay, ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. As a federal judge prepares to make a decision on whether they’ll get paid, this episode asks: how can the government settle its many debts — not just monetary — with its citizens? 
You can read more about micro-creditors in this piece from CPI.. 
We also recommend this Radio Ambulante episode, produced by Luis Trelles, for more context about the debt crisis. 

Luis J. Valentín Ortiz from the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo tells a hidden story  from Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, that of the micro-creditors — thousands of low-income retirees and former public employees with claims that the government may never pay, ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. As a federal judge prepares to make a decision on whether they’ll get paid, this episode asks: how can the government settle its many debts — not just monetary — with its citizens? 
You can read more about micro-creditors in this piece from CPI.. 
We also recommend this Radio Ambulante episode, produced by Luis Trelles, for more context about the debt crisis. 

39 min

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