As Congress considers the prospect of expanding the federal nutrition assistance program to Puerto Rico, talk has turned to how much Puerto Rico contributes to… Read More »Puerto Rico, States and the U.S. Treasury – Who Wins?
Residents of Puerto Rico cannot vote in presidential elections, but they do vote in presidential primaries. April 2024 brings both the Democratic and Republican primaries… Read More »Presidential Primaries in Puerto Rico
On February 12, the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights produced its first of what it plans will be several… Read More »The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Initial Review of Puerto Rico
A city council member in Connecticut, Amilcar Hernandez, told a journalist last year, “I think that the people of Puerto Rico should have access to… Read More »Puerto Rico Decides. Must Congress First Define?
Across from the capitol building in San Juan there are two memorials: a memorial to the millions murdered by Nazis in the Holocaust, and a… Read More »Memorial Commemorates Puerto Rican Lives Lost to Palestinian Violence in 1972
The Puerto Rico Status Act, a bill which would end Puerto Rico’s colonial position in favor of a permanent political status, has several sections dealing… Read More »Citizenship under the Puerto Rico Status Act Explained
Under the U.S. Constitution, Puerto Rico could legally be a territory belonging to the United States, as it currently is. It could also be an… Read More »Would the U.S. Allow Puerto Rico Independence?
Chita Rivera, born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, died at 91 on January 30, 2024, after a life of creativity, accomplishment, and activism. Rivera was… Read More »Remembering Chita Rivera
Studying colonialism in the United States can be a challenge. In elementary schools, the focus often is on the colonial history of the 13 original… Read More »For Educators — Studying Colonialism in the U.S. Today
