Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in Puerto Rico. Will this solve the island’s problems?
Throngs of people filled the streets of Puerto Rico Monday to demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. But it’ll take a lot more than a resignation of one high-ranking official to solve the territory’s problems caused by Hurricane Maria, government corruption, and bankruptcy, says Amílcar Barreto, a professor of cultures, societies, and global studies at Northeastern who studies politics in Puerto Rico.
