The Gov't is Screwing over Puerto Rico as it Recovers

More than 40% of Puerto Ricans still didn’t have electricity as of Monday morning, a week after Hurricane Fiona rocked the US territory and sent the island into disaster mode. More than 15% still didn’t have access to running water.

That’s right: Our fellow Americans are struggling in disastrous conditions—but an obscure federal law known as the “Jones Act” is hampering our ability to send aid and relief.