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PUERTO RICO

George Laws García: Common Ground / La meta común

The second of our AMERICAN COLONY video conversations

Oct 8, 2026

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1 min read

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Aliana M. Bigio: A Right to Stay / Aquí nos quedamos

The first of our AMERICAN COLONY video conversations

Sep 26, 2026

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1 min read

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Jenniffer González-Colón’s Appearance on MS NOW (Full Transcript)

“We are not ruling out that declaration of emergency.”

Aug 25, 2026

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6 min read

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Honoring Puerto Ricans’ Contributions This Hispanic Heritage Month

Oct 14, 2026

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4 min read

Honoring Puerto Ricans’ Contributions This Hispanic Heritage Month

We have helped shape American life far beyond politics or military service

George Laws García

A New Deal / Un nuevo trato

Episode 7 of AMERICAN COLONY

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

Joaquín Cotler

Sandra Rodríguez Cotto on a Win for Press Freedom

My Pressing Issues story about defeating Puerto Rico’s ‘fake news’ law in court

Aug 10, 2026

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7 min read

Julio Ricardo Varela

Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

That’s what happens to colonies

Aug 7, 2026

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5 min read

Alberto C. Medina

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PUERTO RICO

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

A Migrant Nation / Una nación migrante

Episode 6 of AMERICAN COLONY

Camille Padilla Dalmau, +1

Jul 22, 2026

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2 min read

La Chacón

Episode 4 of AMERICAN COLONY

Raquel Reichard, +1

A New Poll About Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Out

Jul 17, 2026

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3 min read

A New Poll About Statehood for Puerto Rico Is Out

68% of Hispanic voters and 71% of Puerto Ricans back statehood, according to a survey commissioned by a pro-statehood group

Julio Ricardo Varela

Never Felt Freer / Más libres que nunca

Jul 15, 2026

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2 min read

Never Felt Freer / Más libres que nunca

Episode 3 of AMERICAN COLONY

Alana Schreiber

Jul 8, 2026

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2 min read

No Way Home / Volver o vivir

Episode 2 of AMERICAN COLONY

T.J. Raphael

Jul 4, 2026

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1 min read

We Are a Colony / Somos colonia

Episode 1 of AMERICAN COLONY

Julio Ricardo Varela, +2

Jul 3, 2026

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4 min read

A Colonial Timeline From 1999 to 2026

Part 2 of the context and history behind the why of AMERICAN COLONY

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

A Colonial Timeline From 1898 to 1998

Part 1 of the context and history behind the why of AMERICAN COLONY

Julio Ricardo Varela

George Laws García: Common Ground / La meta común

Aliana M. Bigio: A Right to Stay / Aquí nos quedamos

Jenniffer González-Colón’s Appearance on MS NOW (Full Transcript)