The Island of Disenchantment
Hector chats with Edil Sepúlveda, co-founder of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, a network of professionals looking to tackle the many crises facing Puerto Ricans on the islands and around the world
Dissecting Puerto Rico’s Commonwealth Status
Puerto Rico’s commonwealth status is used to conceal colonial domination, and even legitimize it
Puerto Rico Cannot Become Another Hawai’i
Statehood for Puerto Rico is not an option, in more ways than one
Colonialism and Disobedience
On Puerto Rico’s right to defy U.S. law
The Consent of the Colonized
Puerto Ricans have forgotten what it means to be free
The Price of Paralysis in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, we are at a crossroads. Our social, economic, and political crisis is deeper than we dare to admit. As the floor is removed from under our feet, old paradigms are more useless than ever before. In its current paralysis, Puerto Rico will continue to deteriorate, still under the domination of the United…
Who Are the Latino Trump Supporters?
Trump is for all those Latinos who look at a statue of a conquistador and think, “Yeah, I’m that guy.”
We Never Stood a Chance
The case of ‘Wal-Mart Puerto Rico’ was just another in the island’s long history of colonialism