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Tag: Independence

Puerto Rico Status Act approved by the US House of...

Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Dec 15, 2022 | Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

Puerto Rico Status Act passes committee, but faces...

Posted by Aamir Jamil | Jul 28, 2022 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

Consensus in the US House: Puerto Rico Status Act ...

Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | May 19, 2022 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

Following online conduct, Boricuas Unidos en la Di...

Posted by Marisa Bello | Mar 18, 2022 | Puerto Rico | 0 |

The February 2020 Elections Territorial Poll

Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Feb 18, 2020 | Elections, Headlines, Polls | 0 |

Carmen Yulin Cruz announces run for Puerto Rico go...

Posted by Aras Troy | Apr 9, 2019 | Elections, Headlines | 0 |

Statehood and the struggle of underrepresentation in the Northern Mariana Islands

by Kabir Buch | Mar 4, 2024 | Northern Mariana Islands, Status | 1 |

The Northern Mariana Islands’ lack of direct federal representation in Washington, DC is one of...

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Puerto Rico Status Act introduced in the US Senate

by Aamir Jamil | Nov 9, 2023 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

Senator Martin Heinrich (D) of New Mexico introduced the Puerto Rico Status Act (PRSA) on November...

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American Samoa and decolonization, in context

by Keegan Sweeney | Aug 7, 2023 | American Samoa, Headlines, Status | 0 |

In October of 2022, the US Supreme Court discussed hearing a case that could have overturned the...

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The US Virgin Islands Emancipation Day, in context

by Jesse Dimich-Louvet | Jul 4, 2023 | History, United States Virgin Islands | 0 |

With every American’s mindset on July 4, the US Virgin Islands Emancipation Day, a day earlier on...

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Puerto Rico Status Act approved by the US House of Representatives

by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Dec 15, 2022 | Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

In a bipartisan vote of 233 yeas to 191 nays, the United State House of Representatives has...

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How Republicans could stand in the way of solving Puerto Rico’s status

by Lahari Lingam | Aug 9, 2022 | Congress, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

Puerto Rico has been in a long battle to gain respect and rights within the United States...

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#TBT: January 18, 2024

by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Jan 18, 2024 | History, Puerto Rico | 0 |

The Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico was founded on January 8, 1867, by pro-independence...

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Puerto Rico has been part of the US for 125 years, but its future remains contested

by Guest Author | Sep 12, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

By Jorge Duany In the 125 years since US troops invaded Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898, during...

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UN Committee on Decolonization passes another resolution in favor of Puerto Rico’s self-determination and independence

by Lahari Lingam | Jul 14, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

The Special Committee on Decolonization, established in 1961 by the General Assembly, is an...

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The history of Puerto Rico status legislation in Congress

by Tucker Gauss | Jan 26, 2023 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 3 |

On December 15, 2022, the House of Representatives passed the Puerto Rico Status Act by a vote of...

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US House of Representatives to vote on Puerto Rico Status Act

by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Dec 14, 2022 | Congress, Puerto Rico, Status | 1 |

With very little time left in the session of the 117th Congress, the United States House of...

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How the Puerto Rico Status Act could impact Puerto Rico’s economic power

by Jordan Ferris | Aug 1, 2022 | Congress, Economy, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |

Puerto Rico has long been under the control of an outside ruler. Prior to the United States...

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