In 1953, Ralph Ellison won the National Book Award for his first novel Invisible Man. It started like this: “I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids… Read More
The economy of Puerto Rico is in deep trouble. Nearly half the island is living below the poverty line. Per capita income is $16,400…half that of Mississippi, the poorest state in the US. For this reason, over one… Read More
Judge Juan R. Torruella, a Puerto Rican, is the longest-standing federal judge in Puerto Rican history. From 1994 through 2001, he was the Chief Justice of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. He has served on the… Read More
The Governor of Puerto Rico continues to cry. He has just discovered that Puerto Rico is a colony…the personal property of the United States. Gov. Garcia Padilla calls this a “shift” in US foreign policy: that until… Read More