HeyJaredFree Puerto Rico
Writing on Puerto Rico's political status and the struggle for independence from writer and advocate Alberto C. Medina.
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It’s Time for Americans to Take a Stand on Puerto Rico’s Political Status (opens the original)
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Note: The following is an expanded an updated version of an op-ed I originally wrote in 2023 for U.S. Democracy Day.This year, as the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence, Puerto Rico marks 128 years since the U.S. invaded our nation. Starting in 1898, the island has existed in a political limbo: neither a state of the Union nor a sovereign country. To this day, Puerto Ricans remain colonial subjects: living under U.S. r
Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart. That's What Happens to Colonies. (opens the original)
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