6. Three Minutes for Puerto Rico

About this episode

The episode explores the ongoing advocacy for Puerto Rico's decolonization at the United Nations and questions the effectiveness of this annual ritual.

For decades, Puerto Ricans from different political persuasions have gone to the United Nations in New York to speak about the decolonization of Puerto Rico. Most have advocated for independence. But recently, statehood supporters have also spoken before the UN. And for decades, their advocacy has made no difference: Puerto Rico continues to be a colony of the United States. In 2025, La Brega went to the United Nations to spend a day with the advocates who continue to make the annual pilgrimage, and ask whether the yearly ritual really advances their vision for Puerto Rico’s future. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on La Brega and all our podcasts futuromediagroup.org/joinplus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• decolonization
• Puerto Rico
• statehood
• independence
• advocacy
• politics

Keywords

• Puerto Rico
• United Nations
• decolonization
• statehood
• independence
• advocacy
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations

Places: Puerto Rico, United States

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