Former Senator Bennett Johnston (D-LA), a long term member of Congress who demonstrated strong leadership on Puerto Rico self-determination, died on March 25, 2025. He… Read More »Remembering Senator Bennett Johnston (D-LA)
Sugar was new to Europe in the 1500s. It quickly became hugely popular and profitable, and Puerto Rico was in the center of the action.… Read More »A Page from History: The Sugar Industry in Puerto Rico
For many decades, as Congress has considered how to end Puerto Rico’s impermanent status as a United States territory, one question has remained as a… Read More »A Page From History: CRS Says No Constitutional Protection of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizenship
President Ronald Reagan ran for office with the slogan “Make America Great Again,” but President Trump may have more in common with President Theodore Roosevelt… Read More »Teddy Roosevelt, American Imperialism, and Puerto Rico
Discussions about Puerto Rico’s political status include both U.S. statehood and independence as possible future options, along with varying takes on the current territory status.… Read More »A Page from History: Justice Department Rejects U.S. Citizenship in a Sovereign Puerto Rico
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stirred up emotions in 2014 when he cautioned that absent the creation of a two-state solution, Israel was at… Read More »U.S. Apartheid in Puerto Rico?
Jimmy Carter served as President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. His legacy as a humanitarian is widely recognized, but his accomplishments during… Read More »Jimmy Carter’s Role in Puerto Rican Politics
In the early 1950’s, Puerto Rico drafted a constitution, a necessary step toward statehood for U.S. territories. The U.S. Congress made some changes to the… Read More »A Page from History: Was the United Nations Correct about Puerto Rico?
One of the options on the ballot for Puerto Rico’s plebiscite vote on November 5th is called sovereign free association, which is Puerto Rican independence… Read More »U.S. Military Might in the Compacts of Free Association
