The Obama administration recently warned Puerto Rico faces a humanitarian crisis unless Congress takes steps to address its crushing debt. The White House wants lawmakers to approve bankruptcy protection for the U.S. territory, expand Medicaid and impose a control board to oversee Puerto Rico's finances.

We speak to Rafael Bernabe, a professor, sociologist, historian, politician and a leading voice of the left in Puerto Rico. He ran for governor in 2012, representing the emerging Working People's Party in Puerto Rico.

Democracy Now! 2015-11-03 Tuesday

• Headlines for November 03, 2015
• Have Protests Killed the Keystone XL? TransCanada Asks U.S. for Delay in Face of Likely Rejection
• The Co-ops Collapse: How GOP & HMOs Undercut Obamacare's Nonprofit Option, Leaving 500K Uninsured
• The Price We Pay: As US Becomes a Top Tax Haven, How Hiding Wealth Offshore Robs the People at Home

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Democracy Now! 2015-11-02 Monday

• Headlines for November 02, 2015
• The Endless War Grows: Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground
• Andrew Bacevich: Ongoing Wars in Iraq & Syria Continue Decades of Failed U.S. Militarism in Mideast
• More Countries Than Ever Are Bombing Syria -- Will They Find a Way to Make Peace?
• Turkish President Erdogan Regains Parliamentary Majority in Vote Held Amid Violence & Fear

Democracy Now! 2015-10-30 Friday

• Headlines for October 30, 2015
• Russia's Entry into Syria Worsens Killings of Medical Workers on War's Front Lines
• While Condemning Assad, U.S. Bombs Afghan Hospital & Backs Devastating Saudi War on Yemen
• Freedom for Shaker Aamer: After 13 Years Behind Bars, British Prisoner Released from Guantánamo
• We Won't Torture Anymore: APA Tells U.S. to Withdraw Psychologists from Nat. Sec. Interrogations