La Brega: The Bankruptcy Letters

Published: April 2, 2021, 10 a.m.

Luis J. Valent\xedn Ortiz from the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo tells a hidden story from Puerto Rico\u2019s debt crisis, that of the micro-creditors \u2014 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\u2019ll get paid, this episode asks: how can the government settle its many debts \u2014 not just monetary \u2014 with its citizens?