All Videos Tagged Puerto (True Skool Network) - True Skool Network 2024-05-04T15:43:13Z http://trueskool.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=Puerto&rss=yes&xn_auth=no Congresswoman calls Trump's treatment of Puerto Rico "cruel" and "heartless" tag:trueskool.com,2019-04-05:1464587:Video:686219 2019-04-05T17:48:13.924Z Editor's Pick http://trueskool.com/profile/RentheVinylArchaeologist <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/congresswoman-calls-trump-s-treatment-of-puerto-rico-cruel-and-he"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1775083393?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Puerto Rico hasn't even received all the aid funding it was promised after Hurricane Maria, yet President Trump claims the island has received too much money. New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez calls Trump's attempts to cut off Puerto Rico "shameful," "cruel" and "heartless." She says Trump "has no empathy for children who could die because ... the richest… <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/congresswoman-calls-trump-s-treatment-of-puerto-rico-cruel-and-he"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1775083393?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Puerto Rico hasn't even received all the aid funding it was promised after Hurricane Maria, yet President Trump claims the island has received too much money. New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez calls Trump's attempts to cut off Puerto Rico "shameful," "cruel" and "heartless." She says Trump "has no empathy for children who could die because ... the richest country in the world is incapable of doing what is right for American citizens in Puerto Rico."<br /> <br /> #DemocracyNow #PuertoRico<br /> <br /> Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: <a href="https://democracynow.org">https://democracynow.org</a> Deadlier than Katrina & 9/11: Hurricane Maria Killed 4,645 in Puerto Rico, 70 Times Official Toll tag:trueskool.com,2018-06-01:1464587:Video:675292 2018-06-01T21:48:57.135Z Editor's Pick http://trueskool.com/profile/RentheVinylArchaeologist <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/deadlier-than-katrina-9-11-hurricane-maria-killed-4-645-in-puerto"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177944150?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>A stunning new study by researchers at Harvard has revealed the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria may be 70 times higher than official count of 64. The new research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, says the death toll is at least 4,645—and perhaps as many as 5,740. President Trump has so far not responded to the new… <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/deadlier-than-katrina-9-11-hurricane-maria-killed-4-645-in-puerto"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177944150?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />A stunning new study by researchers at Harvard has revealed the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria may be 70 times higher than official count of 64. The new research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, says the death toll is at least 4,645—and perhaps as many as 5,740. President Trump has so far not responded to the new study. But in October, during a visit to Puerto Rico, Trump boasted about the low official death count. With a death toll of at least 4,645, Hurricane Maria would become the second-deadliest hurricane in U.S. history—behind only the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 which killed as many as 12,000 people in Texas. The Harvard study found that “interruption of medical care was the primary cause of sustained high mortality rates in the months after the hurricane, a finding consistent with the widely reported disruption of health systems. Health care disruption is now a growing contributor to both morbidity and mortality in natural disasters.” For more we go to San Juan, Puerto Rico where we speak with Omaya Sosa, co-founder of Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, where she is a reporter. Her latest article is headlined, “Puerto Rico Government Did Not Prevent Most Hurricane María-Related Deaths.”<br /> <br /> Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: <a href="https://democracynow.org">https://democracynow.org</a> May Day in Puerto Rico: Police Attack Anti-Austerity Protesters with Pepper Spray & Tear Gas tag:trueskool.com,2018-05-05:1464587:Video:674537 2018-05-05T03:42:28.525Z Editor's Pick http://trueskool.com/profile/RentheVinylArchaeologist <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/may-day-in-puerto-rico-police-attack-anti-austerity-protesters-wi"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177941080?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>In Puerto Rico, thousands marked May Day by joining a general strike in the capital of San Juan to protest austerity measures, from the closing of public schools to increases in university tuition. When protesters tried to converge on the building where the federal oversight board has its offices, police fired tear gas and pepper spray. The board has… <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/may-day-in-puerto-rico-police-attack-anti-austerity-protesters-wi"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177941080?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />In Puerto Rico, thousands marked May Day by joining a general strike in the capital of San Juan to protest austerity measures, from the closing of public schools to increases in university tuition. When protesters tried to converge on the building where the federal oversight board has its offices, police fired tear gas and pepper spray. The board has called for the implementation of 10 percent pension cuts, eliminating mandatory Christmas bonuses, reducing required vacation and sick time, and allowing businesses to fire employees without having to first prove a just cause. This comes as at least 30,000 people still lack power almost eight months since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Last month, an excavator downed a transmission line, blacking out the entire electrical grid. We air a report from the streets of San Juan filed by Democracy Now! correspondent Juan Carlos Dávila.<br /> <br /> Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: <a href="https://democracynow.org">https://democracynow.org</a> Puerto Rico Orders Recount of Hurricane Maria Death Toll After Investigation Suggests 1,000+ Died tag:trueskool.com,2017-12-21:1464587:Video:671618 2017-12-21T00:47:13.844Z Editor's Pick http://trueskool.com/profile/RentheVinylArchaeologist <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/puerto-rico-orders-recount-of-hurricane-maria-death-toll-after-in"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177935400?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>In the face of mounting evidence of a vast undercount by the government, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló has called for a recount of the death toll from Hurricane Maria. The government’s official death toll stands at 64. But several investigations have revealed that nearly 1,000 more people died. The Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto… <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/puerto-rico-orders-recount-of-hurricane-maria-death-toll-after-in"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177935400?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />In the face of mounting evidence of a vast undercount by the government, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló has called for a recount of the death toll from Hurricane Maria. The government’s official death toll stands at 64. But several investigations have revealed that nearly 1,000 more people died. The Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico examined the 40-day period after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico compared to that same time period last year and found at least 985 additional people died. This week, The New York Times and other outlets published statistics from the Puerto Rican government that show the death toll may be more than 1,000. We speak with Omaya Sosa, the co-founder of Puerto’s Rico Center for Investigative Journalism, who has led coverage of the deaths after the storm.<br /> <br /> Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: <a href="https://democracynow.org">https://democracynow.org</a> Puerto Ricans Call for Aid Amid Catastrophe: "We're American Citizens. We Can't Be Left to Die" tag:trueskool.com,2017-09-28:1464587:Video:668172 2017-09-28T16:43:49.067Z Editor's Pick http://trueskool.com/profile/RentheVinylArchaeologist <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/puerto-ricans-call-for-aid-amid-catastrophe-we-re-american-citize"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177934198?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Six days after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, 3.4 million U.S. citizens in the territory remain without adequate food, water and fuel. But as the massive crisis became clear over the weekend, President Trump failed to weigh in, instead lashing out at sports players who joined in protest against racial injustice. It took the president five… <a href="http://trueskool.com/video/puerto-ricans-call-for-aid-amid-catastrophe-we-re-american-citize"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2177934198?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Six days after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, 3.4 million U.S. citizens in the territory remain without adequate food, water and fuel. But as the massive crisis became clear over the weekend, President Trump failed to weigh in, instead lashing out at sports players who joined in protest against racial injustice. It took the president five full days to respond, with comments that appeared to blame the island for its own misfortune. We examine the dire situation in Puerto Rico with Yarimar Bonilla, Puerto Rican scholar, who wrote in The Washington Post, "Why would anyone in Puerto Rico want a hurricane? Because someone will get rich." And we speak with Puerto Ricans in New York who have been unable to reach loved ones after nearly a week.<br /> <br /> Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: <a href="https://democracynow.org">https://democracynow.org</a>