Cubans Are Protesting the U.S. Embargo, Not the Communist Government
The current protests in Cuba merely indicate that, though it’s taken 60 years and counting, the U.S. embargo remains close to fulfilling its purpose
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.
The Color of Freedom: Who Gets to Be Free?
Daniel Cubias writes on a thesis by historian Tyler Stovall that freedom is a concept tied to white racial identity and only applies to white people
America’s Favorite Terrorists
America is like a bully that trips you and call YOU the bully
The Most Diverse Oppressors Ever
I am not comforted if my bully looks like me
Explaining the Electoral College to My Mexican Father-in-Law
Few things are more embarrassing than explaining America’s electoral system to a foreigner
The Consent of the Colonized
Puerto Ricans have forgotten what it means to be free
Who Still Has Hope for the Future?
Black and Latino Americans are significantly more optimistic than they were last year, according to a new study
