Rep. Pierluisi delivered a speech in the House recently calling for action from Congress once the people of Puerto Rico confirm the results of the 2012 referendum. A new, Federally… Read more »
Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and Citizenship

When Louisiana, Alaska and Hawaii became territories the people were not U.S. citizens. Once citizenship was granted, statehood was the only way for the people to attain equal rights under the… Read more »
Confusion over Voting Rights

In wrapping up his brilliant comedic spoof deftly outing the U.S. for denial of voting rights and equal citizenship in its off-shore territories, Last Week Tonight political satirist John Oliver conceded each… Read more »
What’s VAT?

Almost every organization conceivable in Puerto Rico is opposing Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla’s proposed VAT. There are public demonstrations against it nearly every day, sometimes with thousands protesting the planned… Read more »
Captain Puerto Rico?

Captain America has taken to the big screen, and people across America (or at least on social media) are thinking… he’s actually Captain Puerto Rico, wearing the Puerto Rican territorial… Read more »
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