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Colonialism
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Beyond Homophobia: The Even Bigger Reason To Avoid World Vision
Sponsorship reeks of colonialism, pure and simple - privileged, mostly white people using their position to manipulate poor brown people.
The Nativist Origins of Philippines Independence
The racism and self-interest surrounding the passage of the Tydings-McDuffie Act 80 years ago help us to understand one of the most visible legacies of the complicated US-Philippines relationship …
Washington’s Back-to-the-Future Military Policies in Africa
Since 9/11, the US military has been making inroads in Africa. Despite repeated assurances that military activities on the continent were minuscule, a 2013 investigation by TomDispatch exposed surprisingly …
Economics by Other Means: War, Poverty and Conflict Minerals in Africa
With support from Moscow, Washington, and the former imperial capitals no longer assured, armed groups in Africa now compete for riches in diamond mines, gold pits, oil wells, and …
Migration Across the Mediterranean: When Will Europe See That Too Many People Have Died?
Peter Mayo interviews a Croatian journalist on the legacy of colonialism behind the EU's immigration policies.
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Conquest: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide
Andrea Smith, author of u201cConquest: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocideu201d explains the connection between violence against women, and the colonization of native lands and bodies.
The Brutal Past and Present Are Another Country in Secret Australia
Suppressing racist truths, while venerating Australia's servile role in the colonial wars of Britain and the United States, has almost cult status in Canberra today.
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Can Fracking Showdown on Native Land Help Break Canada’s Cycle of Colonialism?
When members of the Elsipogtog First Nation attempted to prevent seismic testing on their land that could lead to fracking, armed police appeared and violence ensued. Here, indigenous writer …
Scot Nakagawa: Civil Rights Are for Everyone
Scot Nakagawa talks with Truthout about the impediments to American people getting real about rights.
The Continuing US War on the Darker Skinned
US militarism is systematically racist, and the liberal media fail to connect the dots, says Adam Hudson.