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Jesse Jackson, who died at the age of 84 on February 17th, 2026, was an important American civil rights activist. His focus on voting rights… Read More »Remembering Jesse Jackson

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) recently announced his retirement, but he remains hopeful about eventual statehood for Puerto Rico. The former House Majority Leader recently shared… Read More »Retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer’s Legacy of Support for Puerto Rico Statehood

Global attitudes toward imperialism and colonialism cooled after the horrors of World War II, and the remaining superpowers entered the 1950s Cold War faced with… Read More »How Cold War Pressure on the U.S. Influenced “Commonwealth”

Taiwan-based biopharmaceutical company PharmaEssentia has announced its intention to invest $46 million in a manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico already exports more medications… Read More »More Pharma Manufacturing Investments in Puerto Rico

President Trump ran for office on promises to initiate the  “largest deportation operation in the history of our country” and has since made aggressive changes… Read More »Deportation of Migrants from the Freely Associated States

Bad Bunny’s halftime show may have been the biggest play in the 2026 Super Bowl. The set included scenes from daily Puerto Rican life, European-style… Read More »Bad Bunny Sings Out for Puerto Rico at the Super Bowl Halftime Show

President William McKinley, who was the Commander in Chief when Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States, is President Trump’s favorite president. President McKinley… Read More »President McKinley and U.S. Imperialism

Puerto Rico Senate Bill 504 made headlines as it passed into law in the closing days of 2025 — especially in social media and blog… Read More »Puerto Rico Passes Law Declaring “The Unborn Child Is a Natural Person”