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Colonialism
Neocolonial Debt Traps Are Forcing Poorer Countries to Rely on Fossil Fuels
To break our global dependence on fossil fuels, we must take on neocolonial debt, researcher Tess Woolfenden says.
Dutch King’s “Apology” for Colonial Slavery Is an Erasure of History
The king’s ancestors did more than “not take action” against slavery. They laid the foundation of slavery in the U.S.
UC Berkeley Holds Thousands of Native Remains Despite Repatriation Requests
Despite decades of opposition, the university still holds over 9,000 Native remains -- a source of grief for tribes.
Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It
The U.S. must end its unfair trade practices and stop flooding Haiti's markets with food that can be grown locally.
We Can’t Just Let Blinken Give Israeli Apartheid the US Stamp of Approval
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “shared values” bind the U.S. and Israel. He must mean settler-colonialism.
US Corporations Are Complicit in the Repression of Uyghurs
The Xinjiang fire should be understood within a much broader context of Uyghur oppression.
The US’s Biggest Museums Have Failed to Return Native American Human Remains
Decades after a federal law called for them to be returned, more than 110,000 Native ancestors remain in collections.
States Take Tax Revenue Vital for Funding Tribal Services
State and local governments often tax economic activity on tribal land, reducing what tribes can collect for themselves.
House Passes Bill to Allow Puerto Ricans to Vote on Statehood or Independence
Ocasio-Cortez said the vote to let Puerto Rico decide on statehood, independence, or otherwise was a “watershed moment.”
We Are Running Out of Time to Use Failing Strategies Against the Climate Crisis
Author Peter Gelderloos describes the limits of governmental and market solutions and argues for bottom-up insurgency.