Puerto Rico Statehood Is a Dead End. I Should Know—I’m a Diasporican
If anybody knows what statehood holds in store for Puerto Rico, it’s the Diasporicans, Puerto Ricans living outside the colony.
Congress & Colonialism in Puerto Rico
Lawyer Roberto Ariel Fernández on what the Puerto Rico Self-Determination might mean for the world’s oldest colony
The Island of Disenchantment
Hector chats with Edil Sepúlveda, co-founder of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, a network of professionals looking to tackle the many crises facing Puerto Ricans on the islands and around the world
Dissecting Puerto Rico’s Commonwealth Status
Puerto Rico’s commonwealth status is used to conceal colonial domination, and even legitimize it
Puerto Rico Cannot Become Another Hawai’i
Statehood for Puerto Rico is not an option, in more ways than one
Colonialism and Disobedience
On Puerto Rico’s right to defy U.S. law
The Consent of the Colonized
Puerto Ricans have forgotten what it means to be free
The Price of Paralysis in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, we are at a crossroads. Our social, economic, and political crisis is deeper than we dare to admit. As the floor is removed from under our feet, old paradigms are more useless than ever before. In its current paralysis, Puerto Rico will continue to deteriorate, still under the domination of the United…