So, What’s Going On Here?

Free Puerto Rico is a publication of essays, columns, op-eds, musings, and other assorted writing from, well, me: Puerto Rican independence activist Alberto Medina.

In these virtual pages, you’ll find commentary about colonialism in Puerto Rico, the island’s relationship with the United States, and the ongoing struggle for Puerto Rico’s political sovereignty.

Most of the writing in Free Puerto Rico and will remain so. The topic is too important to hide behind a paywall. But if you find it interesting and valuable, I encourage you to subscribe and support this work with as much or as little as you can.

About the Author

Alberto C. Medina is a writer, editor, and advocate for Puerto Rico’s decolonization and independence. With a professional background in journalism and communications, he now leads Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora (BUDPR), an organization of Puerto Ricans in the U.S. who educate and organize for action to end Puerto Rico’s colonial status.

Media’s writing on Puerto Rico has appeared in Current Affairs, The New Republic, The Hill, The Progressive, The Latino Newsletter, The Fulcrum, Colorado Politics, and El Nuevo Día—Puerto Rico’s newspaper of record.

Medina was born and raised in Puerto Rico and is now based in Colorado.