RELATED VIDEOS

Why Puerto Rico’s Leadership Upheaval Will Change the Island for Years to Come

August 10, 2019

Puerto Rico has sworn in a new governor, its third in less than two weeks. The leadership upheaval follows weeks of protests over government corruption as the U.S. territory struggles through a financial crisis and the devastation left by Hurricane Maria. Historian and University of Puerto Rico professor Pedro Reina Perez tells Soledad O’Brien the island is “traumatized” and Puerto Ricans will no longer put up with political corruption.

 

 

Related Videos

  • Revenue Drain: State, Local Governments Forced to Cut Back Amid Pandemic

    May 10, 2020

    Revenue Drain: State, Local Governments Forced to Cut Back Amid Pandemic

    May 10, 2020

    Governors and mayors are dealing with a double-whammy during the coronavirus pandemic. As ...

  • Embattled Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns: A look back at his rocky relationship with the island

    July 27, 2019

    Embattled Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns: A look back at his rocky relationship with the island

    July 27, 2019

    After days of historic protests, Puerto Rico's embattled governor Ricardo Rosselló has res...

  • Comparison of the Bipartisan "Dreamer" Bills

    December 16, 2017

    Comparison of the Bipartisan "Dreamer" Bills

    December 16, 2017

    The clock is ticking as protections for dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought...

  • Freshmen Congressmen Looking Ahead to the New Year

    December 16, 2017

    Freshmen Congressmen Looking Ahead to the New Year

    December 16, 2017

    Congress is hurrying to finish their agenda before lawmakers head home for the holidays. O...

  • Web Extra: Tax Cuts and The Middle Class

    November 18, 2017

    Web Extra: Tax Cuts and The Middle Class

    November 18, 2017

    All eyes are on the Senate after the House passed their tax reform bill this week. Both bi...

  • Dem, GOP Strategists: Bipartisanship Is Broken

    October 21, 2017

    Dem, GOP Strategists: Bipartisanship Is Broken

    October 21, 2017

    It’s late October and the Trump administration is still searching for a major legislative ...

  • A Solar Solution to Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Problems

    October 10, 2021

    A Solar Solution to Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Problems

    October 10, 2021

    Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Maria in...

  • Could Puerto Ricans Turn Florida Blue in 2020?

    August 9, 2020

    Could Puerto Ricans Turn Florida Blue in 2020?

    August 9, 2020

    Next month will mark three years since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico. Nearly th...

Latest

  • How California's Shrinking Sea is Polluting a Community

    October 24, 2021

    How California's Shrinking Sea is Polluting a Community

    October 24, 2021

    California's largest lake, the Salton Sea, is shrinking. One of it primary water...

  • The Soul Box Project: What 200,000 Gun Violence Victims Looks Like

    October 24, 2021

    The Soul Box Project: What 200,000 Gun Violence Victims Looks Like

    October 24, 2021

    The Soul Box Project wants you to see the consequences of gun violence. The tour...

  • Business Owners Struggling as Their Supplies are Stuck in Transit

    October 24, 2021

    Business Owners Struggling as Their Supplies are Stuck in Transit

    October 24, 2021

    Retailers are struggling to keep up with rising consumer demand. Everything, fro...

  • Thousands of U.S. Communities Without Access to Clean Water

    October 24, 2021

    Thousands of U.S. Communities Without Access to Clean Water

    October 24, 2021

    Another Michigan community is out of clean drinking water. Residents of Benton H...

  • How A New York City Restaurant is Coming Back After Letting Go of its Staff

    October 17, 2021

    How A New York City Restaurant is Coming Back After Letting Go of its Staff

    October 17, 2021

    Pandemic restrictions may be easing but U.S. businesses are struggling to get ba...

  • What’s Next on the Path for President’s Infrastructure Proposal

    October 17, 2021

    What’s Next on the Path for President’s Infrastructure Proposal

    October 17, 2021

    Democratic leaders have been trying to push the President’s $1.2 trillion infras...

  • Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education

    October 17, 2021

    Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education

    October 17, 2021

    Seven years before the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, officially end...

  • Rural Americans are Twice as Likely to Die From COVID Than Those in Urban Areas

    October 10, 2021

    Rural Americans are Twice as Likely to Die From COVID Than Those in Urban Areas

    October 10, 2021

    Rural Americans are being hit particularly hard by COVID-19. Since the start of ...

  • How California's Shrinking Sea is Polluting a Community

    October 24, 2021

    How California's Shrinking Sea is Polluting a Community

    October 24, 2021

    California's largest lake, the Salton Sea, is shrinking. One of it primary water...

  • The Soul Box Project: What 200,000 Gun Violence Victims Looks Like

    October 24, 2021

    The Soul Box Project: What 200,000 Gun Violence Victims Looks Like

    October 24, 2021

    The Soul Box Project wants you to see the consequences of gun violence. The tour...

  • Business Owners Struggling as Their Supplies are Stuck in Transit

    October 24, 2021

    Business Owners Struggling as Their Supplies are Stuck in Transit

    October 24, 2021

    Retailers are struggling to keep up with rising consumer demand. Everything, fro...

  • How A New York City Restaurant is Coming Back After Letting Go of its Staff

    October 17, 2021

    How A New York City Restaurant is Coming Back After Letting Go of its Staff

    October 17, 2021

    Pandemic restrictions may be easing but U.S. businesses are struggling to get ba...

  • Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education

    October 17, 2021

    Paving the Way for Integrated Schools Before Brown v. Board of Education

    October 17, 2021

    Seven years before the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, officially end...

  • A Solar Solution to Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Problems

    October 10, 2021

    A Solar Solution to Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Problems

    October 10, 2021

    Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from the devastation left by Hurrican...

  • Celebrating Hispanic Americans Bringing New Voices to Our Nation’s Culture

    October 3, 2021

    Celebrating Hispanic Americans Bringing New Voices to Our Nation’s Culture

    October 3, 2021

    Hispanic Heritage Month is a time each year to honor the achievements and contri...

  • In Their Own Words: The Dangers of Abortion Before It Was Legal

    October 3, 2021

    In Their Own Words: The Dangers of Abortion Before It Was Legal

    October 3, 2021

    The Supreme Court is back in session on Monday. Justices will be considering a s...

  • October 23, 2021

    October 24, 2021

    October 23, 2021

    October 24, 2021

    This week on Matter of Fact, a look at the supply chain crisis, as it keeps prod...

  • October 16, 2021

    October 17, 2021

    October 16, 2021

    October 17, 2021

  • October 9, 2021

    October 10, 2021

    October 9, 2021

    October 10, 2021

  • October 2, 2021

    October 3, 2021

    October 2, 2021

    October 3, 2021

  • September 25, 2021

    September 26, 2021

    September 25, 2021

    September 26, 2021

  • September 18, 2021

    September 19, 2021

    September 18, 2021

    September 19, 2021

  • September 4, 2021

    September 5, 2021

    September 4, 2021

    September 5, 2021

    This week on Matter of Fact, a look at how climate change is intensifying the de...

  • August 28, 2021

    August 29, 2021

    August 28, 2021

    August 29, 2021

More videos