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Puerto Rico\\u2019s relationship with the United States has long been a subject of intense debate. In 1952, Puerto Rico adopted a new status that was meant to decolonize the island. In English, we call it a \\u201cCommonwealth.\\u201d In Spanish, it\\u2019s called \\u201cEstado Libre Asociado\\u201d, or ELA. Puerto Ricans were promised for decades that this unique status meant they had a special kind of sovereignty while maintaining ties to the US. Now, a series of recent crises on the island have led many to question that promise, and to use the word \\u201ccolony\\u201d more and more. In this episode, political anthropologist and El Nuevo D\\xeda columnist Yarimar Bonilla looks for those who still believe in the ELA, and asks what happens when a political project dies.