Catalonia, a part of Spain that has been agitating for independence, uses several different flags to symbolize its movement. One looks a lot like Puerto… Read More »What Does Catalonia’s Estelada Flag Have to Do with Puerto Rico?
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has been engaged with the issue of Puerto Rico’s status for much of his career in the U.S. Senate. He has… Read More »Senator Wyden on the “Unconstitutional Fantasies” of Commonwealth
On June 22, the United Nations (UN) Special Committee on Decolonization held its annual meeting to review Puerto Rico’s status as a U.S. colony. Puerto… Read More »UN Special Committee Again Urges End to Puerto Rico’s Status as U.S. Colony
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (SENR) held a hearing “to Examine the State of the U.S. Territories” on June 17, 2026.… Read More »U.S. Senate Committee Focuses on Puerto Rico
On June 10, Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Congress, Pablo José Hernández Rivera, introduced a new bill to address Puerto Rico’s status as a U.S.… Read More »Democrats Disagree on New Status Bill, Call Out the “Colonial Character of the Commonwealth”
On Sunday, the New York Knicks just ended a 53-year drought by claiming the 2026 NBA Championship. Jose Alvarado, born in Brooklyn and of Puerto… Read More »Puerto Rico Day Parade Celebrates Jose Alvarado and the New York Knicks
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Health Policy Conference held on March 20th raised awareness of inequities that have led to healthcare challenges in Puerto… Read More »Reforms Proposed at Puerto Rico’s Health Policy Conference
The 69th annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place this Sunday, June 14, 2026. The organization of the same name claims that this… Read More »National Puerto Rican Day Parade Planned for Sunday
On June 4, the organization Right to Democracy organized a briefing in the U.S. House of Representatives examining the core U.S. principle of “consent of… Read More »The Declaration to End Colonialism in U.S. Territories
