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Why Puerto Rico Remains a Colony in All but Name

In December 1939, just a few months after the outbreak of World War II, the reporter E. John Long caught a flight to Puerto Rico. As the Clipper seaplane buzzed over the island’s turquoise waters and densely forested hills, the copilot called Long’s attention to a map.

As the Clipper seaplane buzzed over the island’s turquoise waters and densely forested hills, the copilot called Long’s attention to a map.

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