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Attacks on Asian Women Are Fueled by Criminalization, War and Economic Injustice
The mass shooting in Georgia also exposes the violence of imperialism, economic exploitation and immigration policy.
Anti-Asian Violence Finds Roots in US Colonialism and Anti-China Rhetoric
Anti-Asian racism in the United States is “not anything new,” says Vietnamese author Viet Thanh Nguyen.
AOC Opposes New Puerto Rico Statehood Bill, Says Puerto Ricans Should Decide
Over the past decade, pro-statehood governors have helped colonize the island by attracting wealthy state-dwellers.
Independence Is the Progressive Solution to US Colonialism in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Executive Director José López discusses the changing political landscape in Puerto Rico.
Jesus Was a Victim of Empire. Acknowledging This Should Transform Christianity.
Christianity is often used to justify state violence, but Jesus’s life itself was about resistance to state oppression.
Indigenous Activists Are Occupying the Hamptons Until Thanksgiving
In New York, the state filed a restraining order against the erection of a Shinnecock Nation monument.
We Must Confront Anti-Black History in All Forms in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter
Those of us in Dominican and Latinx communities must acknowledge and resist our own colorism and anti-Blackness.
Colonized Loyalty: Asian American Anti-Blackness and Complicity
In solidarity, between and within communities of color, lies our chance to fight against the insidious forces of racism.
Comparing Trump to ISIS Bolsters Islamophobia and Obscures Colonial Violence
Trump's cultural chauvinism is rooted in colonial logic -- not inspired by ISIS.
The Indigenous Worldview Is Our Only Hope for Survival
Our storytelling shapes our world and the Indigenous worldview sustained us through 99 percent of human history.