Congressional leaders have sidelined one of the more promising efforts to end U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico. Following months of progress on a landmark bill that would enable the people of Puerto Rico to vote on a post-territorial status for their nation, the newly seated Congress has dropped the issue. At a Senate committee hearing More

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