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La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

Mar 29, 2026

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9 min read

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

Reparar el daño colonial y la dependencia va más allá de la política

Lola Rosario
Lola Rosario
After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

The curtain has been pulled back, but there are still questions

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

The platform is the problem, not the expertise

Sindy Marisol Benavides
Sindy Marisol Benavides
Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

Mar 25, 2026

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11 min read

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

Undoing colonial damage and dependency transcends politics

Lola Rosario
Lola Rosario
The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

Mar 24, 2026

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11 min read

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

What a ballroom no one asked for says about who this city belongs to

Yiselle Santos Rivera
Yiselle Santos Rivera
Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

Mar 23, 2026

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11 min read

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

Guantánamo shows how legal precedent and infrastructure continue to shape U.S. power

Denise Zubizarreta
Denise Zubizarreta
No More Pedestals

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

No More Pedestals

Season 2, Episode 13 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

The Latino Newsletter
The Latino Newsletter
Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

Mar 19, 2026

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11 min read

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

A Chicana journalist confronts the Chávez allegations and the movement that shaped her

Serena Maria Daniels
Serena Maria Daniels