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Pictured are warships during the 1898 Spanish-American War, after which the U.S. acquired from Spain new territories thousands of miles from the mainland. Bettmann/Getty Images

US territories have a voice in Congress but no vote – here’s why

Elliot Mamet, Princeton University and Austin Bussing, Trinity University

125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress.

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