Retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer’s Legacy of Support for Puerto Rico Statehood
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) recently announced his retirement, but he remains hopeful about eventual statehood for Puerto Rico.…
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American Imperialism and the Cold War
Global attitudes toward imperialism and colonialism cooled after the horrors of World War II, and the remaining superpowers…
More Pharma Manufacturing Investments in Puerto Rico
Taiwan-based biopharmaceutical company PharmaEssentia has announced its intention to invest $46 million in a manufacturing facility in Puerto…
Free Association Doesn’t Prevent Deportation
President Trump ran for office on promises to initiate the “largest deportation operation in the history of our…
Bad Bunny Sings Out for Puerto Rico at the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny’s halftime show may have been the biggest play in the 2026 Super Bowl. The set included…
The Best Route to Puerto Rico Sovereignty
Puerto Ricans have voted for statehood in four plebiscites this century: in 2012, 2017, 2020, and 2024. There…
President McKinley and U.S. Imperialism
President William McKinley, who was the Commander in Chief when Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States,…
Puerto Rico Passes Law Declaring “The Unborn Child Is a Natural Person”
Puerto Rico Senate Bill 504 made headlines as it passed into law in the closing days of 2025…
Bad Bunny’s Grammy Speech
Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio) won the Album of the Year award at the…
Could the Super Bowl Be a Moment for Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico became a possession of the United States in 1898. More than a century later, many Americans…
