![Lucila Cabrera, 86, sits on porch of her house near Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, still covered with plastic tarp. One year after Hurricane Maria, tens of thousands of homes still have not gotten funds or help to build a new roof. FEMA has denied one third of requests for aid.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/PRpage1_750.jpg)
Puerto Rico: One year after Hurricane Maria
Social disaster is result of capitalism, colonial rule
One year after Hurricane Maria made landfall in the U.S. colony of Puerto Rico last Sept. 20, the U.S. and local governments continue to display their class disregard for the lives of working people there. Most, but still not all,…