Concerns about Puerto Rican Statehood
Puerto Rico voted in favor of statehood in November of 2012, again in June of 2017,and yet again in November 2020. Statehood will provide benefits in… Read More »Concerns about Puerto Rican Statehood
Opinion
American Enterprise Institute Examines Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis
As Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló petitioned the fiscal oversight board today for relief under Title III of PROMESA (which the board of approved), the American… Read More »American Enterprise Institute Examines Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis
The Value of Appointing Puerto Ricans on the Fiscal Oversight Board
Four U.S. senators — Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeffrey Merkeley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) — wrote letters to the individuals charged with… Read More »The Value of Appointing Puerto Ricans on the Fiscal Oversight Board
Telecommunications in Puerto Rico
Tech blogger Jose Otero wrote a post outlining the strength of ICT (information and communications technology) in Puerto Rico. Otero lists the problems Puerto Rico… Read More »Telecommunications in Puerto Rico
Miami Herald Editorial Board Endorses Chapter 9, Statehood for Puerto Rico
The Miami Herald has published an editorial recapping Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, concluding that “[f]ull statehood may be the only enduring solution that gives its people equality… Read More »Miami Herald Editorial Board Endorses Chapter 9, Statehood for Puerto Rico
Tennessee Law Journal Analyzes Puerto Rico’s Territorial Status
A forthcoming article by Willie Santana in the Spring 2014 issue of the Tennessee Journal of Law & Policy examines Puerto Rico’s relationship with the… Read More »Tennessee Law Journal Analyzes Puerto Rico’s Territorial Status
Colonia or Colony?
Mujeres Talk is a project of Ohio State Universities, with an all-volunteer editorial board devoted to creating a space for Chicana, Native American, and Latina… Read More »Colonia or Colony?
U.S. Exploitation of Puerto Rico?
John Kerry stirred up emotions when he said that Israel was at risk of becoming an “apartheid state”; Matt Peppe responded by suggesting that the… Read More »U.S. Exploitation of Puerto Rico?
Ingraham Questions Sotomayor’s “Allegiance”
Last week, TV hostess Laura Ingraham, who took offense that Justice Sotomayor expressed a preference for the term “undocumented” over “illegal,” made the following comments… Read More »Ingraham Questions Sotomayor’s “Allegiance”