Congressional leaders of both political parties and conservative activists joined forces at the U.S. Capitol on November 19th to urge equality for Puerto Rico. Speakers across the… Read More »Members of Congress Advocate Equality for Puerto Rico at Rally a Year After Plebiscite
The Majority Leader of the United States Senate yesterday said that he has “always” favored statehood for Puerto Rico. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) made the… Read More »US Senate Majority Leader on Puerto Rico Petition: I’ve Always Favored Statehood
The “Igualdad” (Equality) movement, a non-partisan grass-roots citizen advocacy organization, is planning a November 19th rally in Washington, D.C. The group’s goal is to support resolution of… Read More »Tuesday Rally at the U.S. Capitol in Support of Puerto Rico Equality
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi honored the military men and women of Puerto Rico in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday.… Read More »Pierluisi Honors Puerto Rico’s Military
Puerto Rico’s unequal territory treatment in a Federal program to help low-income families is being improved substantially – but will still fall far short of… Read More »Puerto Rico Funding in Program for Needy Upped to Law’s Maximum But Still Unequal
“What shall be our colonial policy?” asked Howard Thomas, writing a letter to the New York Times in 1898 when Spain had ceded a number… Read More »A Page from History: A View of U.S. ‘Colonial’ Policy
The Government of Puerto Rico has agreed to pay the Boston Consulting Group $3,177,000 to help it with its economic development plans during the 2014… Read More »Commonwealth Paying Company $3.2 Million in Year to Help with Economic Plan
At least two more members of the U.S. Senate committee responsible for tax laws are upset about Puerto Rico’s new laws that promise no or… Read More »More U.S. Senators Object to Puerto Rico Luring Residents of States with Tax Breaks
On Veterans Day, we think more than ever of the Borinqueneers, members of an all-volunteer regiment of Puerto Rican soldiers who served with distinction in… Read More »Honor the Borinqueneers
