By Howard Hills* Some federal officials uninitiated in Puerto Rico status politics seem surprised that the local political party advocating perpetuation of the current status… Read More »Alliance Between Anti-Statehood Parties in Puerto Rico: The Ideological Subtext
Mujeres Talk is a project of Ohio State Universities, with an all-volunteer editorial board devoted to creating a space for Chicana, Native American, and Latina… Read More »Colonia or Colony?
The “Commonwealth” party president of Puerto Rico’s Elections Commission this week acted to prevent insular voters from choosing what the territory’s ultimate political status should be under… Read More »Commonwealther Elections Pres. Refuses to Recognize Federal Plebiscite Authorization
On Tuesday, June 10th, President Obama will sign into law a bill to award the Borinqueneers the Congressional Gold Medal. The news came in a… Read More »A Congressional Gold Medal for the Borinqueneers: A Team Effort
Misión Estadista, part of Puerto Rico’s Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), joined with Puerto Rican military veterans last month to educate U.S. legislators on issues related… Read More »Veterans Speak Out for Statehood
The chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has become the 131st member of the U.S. House of Representatives to sponsor a bill committing to statehood… Read More »Chairman & Three-Quarters of Congress’ Hispanic Caucus Sponsor Statehood Bill
Key ‘commonwealthers’ have launched another initiative to cut Federal taxes on income that companies in the States receive from manufacturing in Puerto Rico. They are… Read More »New “Commonwealth” Pitch to Cut U.S. Taxation of Companies from the States
What does it sound like when history is made? When the Borinqueneers – Puerto Rico’s famous 65th Infantry Regiment – received approval from the Senate… Read More »Honoring the Borinqueneers: Legislation Awaits Presidential Signature
Spanish and English coexisted peacefully in Puerto Rico from the beginning of its relationship with the United States. In fact, the language question was part… Read More »A Page from History: The Language Question
