Puerto Rico’s Alianza
Throughout living memory, Puerto Rico has had essentially a two-party system. Unlike the states, where Republican and Democratic parties are the mainstream of political choice,… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Alianza
Throughout living memory, Puerto Rico has had essentially a two-party system. Unlike the states, where Republican and Democratic parties are the mainstream of political choice,… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Alianza
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On July 19, 2000, Senior District Court Judge Jaime Pieras declared that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico had a constitutionally protected right to vote… Read More »A Page from History: When Puerto Rico (Almost) Got to Vote in a Presidential Election
Late last year, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) introduced a resolution calling for Congress to repudiate the Monroe Doctrine, a political philosophy that has been used… Read More »Puerto Rico and the Monroe Doctrine
In a recent opinion piece in El Nueva Dia, Antonio Quiñones Calderón offered readers a quiz to help discern whether Puerto Rico is a colony. … Read More »It’s a Test: Is Puerto Rico a Colony?
Puerto Rico’s flag is officially red, white, and blue — the same colors as the U.S. flag and the same design as the Cuban flag… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Flag in Black and White
On October 17, 2022, the Supreme Court denied cert in the case of Fitisemanu v. United States, bringing an end to litigation that sought to… Read More »A Page from History: Fitisemanu’s Implications on U.S. Citizenship in Puerto Rico and other Territories
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Puerto Rico Report brought you 152 new, original articles in 2023. Which ones were the most popular? #10 “Can a Puerto Rican Become President of… Read More »Top Stories of 2023