Joe Nocera, Columnist

Come On, Bondholders! Give Puerto Rico a Break.

You took on risk. You lost. That's life. Now think of the victims of Hurricane Maria.

You deserve this guy's money more than he does?

Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
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Is it possible that Puerto Rico’s bondholders are finally coming to their senses? For a few of them at least, it certainly looks like an overdue change of heart has taken place. And to think: All it took was a Category 4 hurricane that destroyed the island.

QuickTake Puerto Rico's Debt