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María and Maui (OPINION)

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:26:41 +0000

"As I watched TV coverage of the wildfires incinerating Maui... a single thought raged in my head: Colonialism is a brutal, never-ending story... The footage triggered memories of Hurricane María, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017 and transformed the archipelago into a rich man's paradise—and a no man's land for many Puerto Ricans."

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The Party’s Over in Puerto Rico (OPINION)

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:22:09 +0000

With a generational shift against the status quo, a growing reluctance among Puerto Ricans to see their islands become part of an increasingly authoritarian nation, and now a battle between its two leading figures —Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón, a Trump supporter— the ruling pro-statehood New Progressive Party's days seem numbered.

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The Rise of Sovereignty in Puerto Rico (OPINION)

Javier A. Hernández — Mon, 15 May 2023 20:53:47 +0000

The only practical way for Puerto Rico to decolonize, democratize, and safeguard its economic future and maintain its national identity is through national sovereignty---and trends indicate that support for sovereignty is growing.

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Months From Independence: What Would Albizu Do?

Andre Lee Muniz — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:30:25 +0000

The third in a three-part series looking at the attempts made by Pedro Albizu Campos and other local leaders in Puerto Rico to hold a constitutional convention in 1936—the closest the archipelago has come to breaking free of U.S. colonial rule.

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Why Puerto Ricans for Statehood Remain Hostile Toward the Free Association Option (OPINION)

Javier A. Hernández — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:50:42 +0000

While experts and others do know that it is possible, desirable, and mutually beneficial to maintain U.S. citizenship in any sovereignty option, statehooders keep trying to misinform Puerto Ricans and policymakers in Washington.

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Brownlisted: America’s Favorite (and Stolen) Christmas Flower

Hector Luis Alamo — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:09:52 +0000

Senior editor Hector Luis Alamo gives a rundown of some of the facts, bits of news, real histories, and actual lies he came across during the past week.

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House Passes Puerto Rico Status Act

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:47:59 +0000

On Thursday the House passed the Puerto Rico Status Act, which received a floor vote after its approval by a House committee on Wednesday. Now, the race is on to get approval from the Senate before a new Republican-controlled House is sworn in on January 3.

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The Last Conquest of Puerto Rico (OPINION)

Hector Luis Alamo — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:36:12 +0000

In honor of December 10, the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris that transferred ownership of the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico to the United States, a look back at the U.S. invasion of the island, what it meant to Puerto Ricans at the time, and what it means today.

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Puerto Rico’s PIP, MVC Form New Coalition Against Electoral Code

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:08:47 +0000

On Tuesday, the Citizens’ Victory Movement and the Puerto Rican Independence Party announced a formal collaboration to address grievances against the 2020 electoral law and its proposed amendments, which were passed by the Puerto Rico House of Representatives later that day.

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Puerto Rico Status Act Stalls in House Due to ‘Outside Interests’

Pablo Manríquez — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:27:06 +0000

The legislative clock is running out on the Puerto Rico Status Act, and according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), votes have yet to be counted due to what he says are "outside interests" delaying progress on the bill.

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