Truthout
Colonialism
The US and Israel Share a History of Ethnic Cleansing
As we work to decolonize Palestine, we should be aware that we, too, are on colonized ground, says author Steven Salaita.
Settler State Repression: Standing Rock Battles Continue in the Courts
Standing Rock is one modern example of the repressive policing that has long been deployed against Indigenous peoples.
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Seeding the Future Against Destructive Neoliberal Capitalism
Amid the rubble of neoliberal economics, two powerful new civic movements in Mexico offer a future of radical hope.
The Dakota Access Pipeline and the Doctrine of Native Genocide
The treatment of Native Water Protectors at Standing Rock harks back to white settler attitudes predating Columbus.
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The Loving Contagion of Courage: Veterans Standing for Standing Rock
More than 2,000 veterans are massing in Standing Rock to defend the Water Protectors facing eviction.
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Why “Climate Change” Must Become a Promise to Decolonize
Climate change needs to be discussed in terms of conquest, genocide, slavery and other conditions that are at its root.
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Why Okinawa Matters: Japan, the United States and the Colonial Past
Until the United States stands in active solidarity, we will never know whether more can be done to improve prospects of their emancipation.
The United States Has Still Not Acknowledged It Committed Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples
Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz discusses how genocide against Native peoples is integral to settler colonialism.
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Dismantling Columbus and the Power of the Present
Native resistance makes it clear that everyone is implicated in the struggle to protect the planet. No one has the luxury of retreat.
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How Capitalism Perpetuates Immigration
Capitalism has consistently produced the extreme inequalities that sustain successive waves of migration.