President Obama signed legislation this morning awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Borinqueneers, the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. The Borinqueneers,… Read More »Law Honoring Borinqueneers Signed; Obama Says Puerto Rico “part of” U.S.
Howard Hills* Because statehood decisively won the status vote in 2012, Puerto Rico’s two local anti-statehood parties are seeking to delegitimize the last referendum. History and… Read More »Puerto Rico’s 2012 Status Vote Was A Valid Act of Self-Determination
On June 10th, 2014, President Obama will sign the bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Regiment, the Borinqueneers. The Borinqueneers Congressional Gold… Read More »Borinqueneers Welcomed at White House
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
