La MuDanZa: The song that feels like Puerto Rico living inside you
Editor's note: Bad Bunny is not just a global music star; he is a cultural and political force whose work reflects how many Puerto Ricans experience identity, migration, power, and belonging. Ahead of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, Pasquines is publishing a short...
A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’
By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion. There’s a certain school of thought that says no....
#TBT: January 21, 2025
On January 22, 2021, NOAA announced researchers had identified a new record-size coral colony at Ta’u Island in American Samoa, even larger than the island’s Big Momma colony, one of the largest in the world. More than 80 of these exceptionally large corals are...
Has Puerto Rico become the new venue for world-renowned events?
Puerto Rico’s visibility on the world stage has increased with unprecedented intensity. With countless world-renowned events, Puerto Rico profiles itself as one of the places that tourists have to visit at least once in their lifetime. Past occasions like the NBA...
Guam agriculture grows as Congress considers bill to expand rural development oversight
Guam’s agriculture has had steady growth over the past few years. According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture in Guam, the number of farms increased from 264 in 2018 to 583 in 2022. Additionally, the total value of sales increased from $3,842,853 in 2018 to $6,162,085...
NMI Democrats host listening sessions across Saipan, open new headquarters
At the end of 2025, the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic Party held a series of listening sessions across Saipan, creating spaces for residents to share concerns about issues affecting their daily lives. Community members raised topics including infrastructure,...
Alaska appeals court weighs intent standard in prosecution of American Samoan voters
The Alaska Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether the state can prosecute an American Samoan woman for voter misconduct even if she lacked any “intent to mislead or deceive” when registering to vote. Tupe Smith, an American Samoan woman living in Whittier,...
12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
By Spencer Overton, George Washington University One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive orders, agency memos, funding decisions and enforcement changes, the administration has weakened federal civil rights law...
US House-passed appropriations bill increases funding for American Samoa
The United States House of Representatives passed a broad appropriations package that increases US Department of the Interior operations funding for American Samoa and renews a $3 million designation for American Samoa Community College. The bill passed the House by a...
More than 60,000 oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
Civil society organizations from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, alongside national partners, announced they submitted more than 60,000 petitions, letters, and public comments opposing plans by the Trump administration to allow deep-sea mining near the Mariana...
