“No rich person has suffered from Fiona.”
—Arturo Massol-Deyá, the executive director of Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas, in the central highlands of Puerto Rico
The most recent crisis in the water supply system in Jackson, Mississippi, reveals a lot about our country’s priorities—and shines a spotlight on the urgent need to invest in underserved communities. | Privatizing won’t solve the problem—and may make it worse.