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Did Puerto Rican Women Improve the Workplace? (Yes)
Opinion

Did Puerto Rican Women Improve the Workplace? (Yes)

Their historical contributions have been ignored for too long

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Nov 20, 2025
Activists Protest Immigration Detentions in San Juan Neighborhood
Immigration

Activists Protest Immigration Detentions in San Juan Neighborhood

Puerto Rico Police say there’s no collaboration agreement with federal agencies for immigration enforcement

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Nov 17, 2025
Pentagon Exploring Viability of Caribbean Military Buildup Until Next Year, Documents Show
News

Pentagon Exploring Viability of Caribbean Military Buildup Until Next Year, Documents Show

Several federal contracts, solicitations, and announcements contain details about possible 2026 plans

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Nov 14, 2025
Supreme Court Justices Dissent on Plenary Power Over U.S. Territories
Politics

Supreme Court Justices Dissent on Plenary Power Over U.S. Territories

Nonprofit Right to Democracy group calls it “historic”

Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela
Nov 12, 2025
CBP Installed Surveillance Network in Puerto Rico Marinas
News

CBP Installed Surveillance Network in Puerto Rico Marinas

The cameras, whose exact locations are unknown, raise privacy concerns for experts

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Nov 6, 2025
The Siege in Salón Boricua
Literature

The Siege in Salón Boricua

On its 75th anniversary, new writing about October 31, 1950

Esmeralda Santiago
Esmeralda Santiago
Oct 31, 2025
No Water and No Transparency
Opinion

No Water and No Transparency

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans were without water for a week

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Oct 30, 2025
Over 40 Organizations Denounce FBI, Puerto Rico Police Surveillance of Activist Groups
News

Over 40 Organizations Denounce FBI, Puerto Rico Police Surveillance of Activist Groups

The response follows The Latino Newsletter’s story revealing law enforcement discussions during a domestic terrorism meeting

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Oct 27, 2025
American Backlash to Bad Bunny Exposes Puerto Rico’s Colonial Purgatory
Opinion

American Backlash to Bad Bunny Exposes Puerto Rico’s Colonial Purgatory

Just saying he is an American citizen is not going to cut it

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Oct 20, 2025
FBI and Puerto Rico Police Discussed Pro-Independence Group During Domestic Terrorism Meeting
Puerto Rico

FBI and Puerto Rico Police Discussed Pro-Independence Group During Domestic Terrorism Meeting

Activist leader calls it “a pattern of political persecution”

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Oct 14, 2025
Loíza: Where Investors and Politicians Conspire for Occupied Land
Opinion

Loíza: Where Investors and Politicians Conspire for Occupied Land

Because vultures will always seek to replace palm trees with cement

Lola Rosario
Lola Rosario
Oct 3, 2025
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Statement
Opinion

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Statement

A halftime show in Spanish against America’s colonial gaze

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Sep 29, 2025
In Puerto Rico, Language Has Always Been Political
Opinion

In Puerto Rico, Language Has Always Been Political

It's time for that to change

Viviana M. Vélez Negrón
Wendy de los Reyes
Viviana M. Vélez Negrón, +1
Sep 23, 2025
Behind U.S. Military Spectacle, Puerto Rico’s González-Colón Seeks Lifeline
Opinion

Behind U.S. Military Spectacle, Puerto Rico’s González-Colón Seeks Lifeline

Trump’s Caribbean show of force offers cover for a faltering administration

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Susanne Ramirez de Arellano
Sep 12, 2025
Bad Bunny Turns His Residency Into Puerto Rico’s Biggest Party
Music

Bad Bunny Turns His Residency Into Puerto Rico’s Biggest Party

It was epic

Michael Collazo
Michael Collazo
Sep 4, 2025
Pilots Sue New Fortress Energy Over San Juan Bay LNG Safety Concerns
News

Pilots Sue New Fortress Energy Over San Juan Bay LNG Safety Concerns

Tugboat dispute raises alarms over safety and oversight at Puerto Rico’s busiest port

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Sep 3, 2025
Thousands Take to Streets and Prove Puerto Rico’s Independence Movement Is Alive
Opinion

Thousands Take to Streets and Prove Puerto Rico’s Independence Movement Is Alive

August 31 marches in San Juan and diaspora cities made clear that Puerto Ricans won’t stop demanding sovereignty

Alberto C. Medina
Alberto C. Medina
Sep 1, 2025
Breaking Puerto Rico’s Political Deadlock
Opinion

Breaking Puerto Rico’s Political Deadlock

Or how to avoid a path of degradation

Efraín Vázquez-Vera, Ph.D.
Efraín Vázquez-Vera, Ph.D.
Aug 25, 2025
A Balanced Budget for Puerto Rico Means Paying Its Own Bills
Opinion

A Balanced Budget for Puerto Rico Means Paying Its Own Bills

Fairness and dignity come from living within our own means

Javier Ortiz
Javier Ortiz
Aug 20, 2025
What Is Puerto Rico’s Grand Strategy?
Opinion

What Is Puerto Rico’s Grand Strategy?

Still trapped in a deadlock with no way out

Julio Ortiz Luquis
Julio Ortiz Luquis
Aug 12, 2025
What Trump’s Fiscal Control Board Firings Mean for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico

What Trump’s Fiscal Control Board Firings Mean for Puerto Rico

The bondholders are in charge

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Aug 8, 2025
What We Know About Trump Firing Five Members of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Control Board
Puerto Rico

What We Know About Trump Firing Five Members of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Control Board

In one word: colonialism

Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela
Aug 5, 2025
La invasión 1898/The Invasion 1898
Literature

La invasión 1898/The Invasion 1898

New fiction about July 25 and Puerto Rico

Esmeralda Santiago
Esmeralda Santiago
Jul 25, 2025
End the Statehood Pretendland for Puerto Rico
Opinion

End the Statehood Pretendland for Puerto Rico

The price of admission to the Union is submission to white supremacy

Erica González Martínez
Erica González Martínez
Jul 16, 2025
Tell President Trump That Puerto Ricans Want Sovereignty, Not Statehood
Opinion

Tell President Trump That Puerto Ricans Want Sovereignty, Not Statehood

What kind of nation do we aspire to be?

Julio Ortiz Luquis
Javier A. Hernández
Julio Ortiz Luquis, +1
Jun 23, 2025
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