Trump Is Launching a Hostile Takeover of Puerto Rico

Jacobin | August 13, 2025
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

Donald Trump dismissed members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board. The move is part of a hostile takeover of the territory. Read More



El nuevo estilo que impone Juan Dalmau

El Nuevo Día | 6 de agosto de 2025
Por Alberto Medina, Presidente de BUDPR

La reciente visita de Juan Dalmau en el Congreso federal rompe con viejas caricaturas y encarna una estrategia moderna para avanzar hacia la descolonización. Read More



The Hard Truth of Puerto Rico’s Independence Memo

The Latino Newsletter | March 18, 2025
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

A direct challenge to the denial surrounding U.S. politics and the future of the island colony. Read More



El bipartidismo colonial en los tiempos de Trump

El Nuevo Día | 10 de marzo de 2025
Por Luis Ponce Ruiz, Cofundador y líder de BUDPR

A direct challenge to the denial surrounding U.S. politics and the future of the island colony. Lee más



 

Support Is Rising for Puerto Rican Independence

The Progressive | October 24, 2024
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

Statehood and sovereignty are now tied in surveys of public opinion. Read More

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Republicans Once Supported Puerto Rico Statehood. Now They Openly Oppose It.

The Latino Newsletter | July 3, 2024
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

That shift spells political doom for annexation and should strengthen support for independence. Read More





The Case for Puerto Rican Independence

Current Affairs | April 4, 2024
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

The United States’ 125-year-old colony deserves independence, and Americans must dispense with the notion that it’s not their place to take a stand on Puerto Rico’s political status.  Read More



Puerto Rico's New Leftist Alliance Poses a Threat to US Imperialism

NACLA | December 19, 2023
By Jenaro Abraham, BUDPR Contributor

The Puerto Rican Independence Party’s (PIP) latest assembly marks a turning point in electoral strategy and a challenge to the colonial paradigms that have long held the archipelago hostage.  Read More



Tax cheats are taking advantage of Puerto Rico — the US government can stop them

The Hill | November 21, 2023
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

Billionaires are turning an already vulnerable nation into an exploited tax haven, adding insult to the ongoing colonial injury of Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States.  Read More



It's time for Americans to take a stand on Puerto Rico's status

Center for Cooperative Media | September 13, 2023
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

As long as it keeps Puerto Rico under political subordination, the United States is an empire. If that’s to change anytime soon, Americans will have to take up a political and moral responsibility they have neglected.  Read More



A Dreadful Anniversary: Puerto Rico Has Been a U.S. Colony for 125 Years Now

The New Republic | July 25, 2023
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR President

Why the independence movement, not statehood, is the future of the island’s liberation.  Read More



La fuerza de la diáspora para mover al Congreso

El Nuevo Día | 1 de abril de 2023
Por Luis Ponce Ruiz, Presidente de BUDPR

El potencial estratégico de la Diáspora está ahí para mover la balanza en el Congreso. El momento de activarnos, no importa dónde estemos, de reclamar por un nuevo Puerto Rico, libre, democrático y próspero es ahora.  Lee Más



69 Years After Puerto Ricans Attacked Congress, Colonialism Remains the Most Violent Conspiracy

Latino Rebels | March 1, 2023
By Alberto Medina, BUDPR Contributor

The Puerto Rican nationalists who attacked Congress turned to violence because they foresaw the continued U.S. domination of Puerto Rico and the failure of peaceful, political means to achieve decolonization. The last 70 years have, unfortunately, proven them right.  Read More

   

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