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Neil Weare and Edoardo Ortiz Public debate about U.S. territories is often shaped by unsupported assumptions or even outright falsehoods—especially on the issue of taxes. Addressing these myths is important to de-normalize the undemocratic colonial rule of more than 3.6 million people in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Tax Day gives us a timely opportunity to address some common misconceptions, which we

A.J. Pike Grenada - The U.S. Department of State has increased its travel advisory to a Level 2 for the country of Grenada, urging Americans “to exercise increased caution” when heading to the country. The advisory was updated on January 5, 2026, to include the crime indicator, mentioning instances of armed robbery, assault, burglary, and rape against American citizens. “Violent crime can occur anywhere in Grenada,” the State Department wrote in its advisory, adding “

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - January brings hope and reflection. Two of the essential ingredients that make up great art. The New Year also brings about a renewed sense of energy, a devout desire to keep on pushing forward, along with a preponderance of thoughts that gathers up the best and worst of the past and hopefully mixes it all up into a potent new brew that propels us towards the future. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past," go