In late July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced set four cross-cutting strategic priorities it is using to guide investments in farmers and… Read More »USDA Shows Support for Puerto Rico Farmers, NAP transition to SNAP
The loss of U.S. citizenship in a newly independent Puerto Rico is typically seen as a legal issue. Last week, a panel of experts on… Read More »U.S. Citizenship as a National Security Issue
Although Puerto Rico’s population has been decreasing, there are people who continue to move to the island from the fifty states, drawn to the beautiful… Read More »How Would Puerto Rican Independence Affect State-born Residents?
On July 23, President Biden declared a major disaster exists in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and directed Federal aid to supplement local recovery… Read More »White House Issues Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico
When the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act of 2016 (PROMESA) was enacted, Puerto Rico faced more than $70 billion in debt and… Read More »Puerto Rico, Debt, and Statehood
Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. The official holidays of Puerto Rico, as defined in Article 387 of the Political Code, include… Read More »Puerto Rican Holidays
Ponce de León was the first Governor of Puerto Rico, appointed to the position by King Ferdinand of Spain around 1509. Just a few years… Read More »What Was Ponce de León Looking for?
In 1988, the Guam delegate to the U.S. Congress, Ben G. Blaz, introduced the Guam Commonwealth Act. The bill died but was reintroduced in 1994… Read More »Guam’s Quixotic Quest for “Commonwealth”
The “commonwealth” label is tricky. The term often brings to mind the British Commonwealth, a large network of former British colonies from Australia to India… Read More »What Does “Commonwealth” Even Mean?
