Puerto Rican Veterans on Statehood
Puerto Rico has been an important part of U.S. military and defense strategy since the American Revolution. Puerto…
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Distinguished Puerto Rican Military Women
Puerto Rico sends about 10% of its sons and daughters into the military, a higher percentage than nearly…
Socially Conservative Laws in Puerto Rico
Although it is frequently claimed that Puerto Rico would be a blue state, the U.S. territory continues to…
Puerto Rico Governors Call for Statehood
At the recent Puerto Rico Equality and Statehood Summit held in Washington D.C., Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon reiterated her…
Comparing Puerto Rico with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Of the five U.S. territories, only two use the word “commonwealth” in their titles: the Commonwealth of Puerto…
Guam Plans Another Plebiscite
Guam is, like Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. Territories can remain in that status indefinitely,…
Puerto Rico’s Plebiscite History – Confusion over “Commonwealth”
Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. A territory can become either a state or a nation, so it…
Bill to End PROMESA Board Introduced in Congress
U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Darren Soto (D-FL) have introduced the Puerto Rican People’s Power Restoration Act…
The Rise and Fall of the Alaskan Independence Party
The Alaskan independence movement has been more successful, in some ways, than other independence movements among the fifty…
Independence Movements: Calexit
Although Puerto Rico has a small independence movement, several states have larger independence movements than Puerto Rico. California…
