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Colonialism
Puerto Rico Still Suffers From Crushing Debt. It Should Be Cancelled Now.
The current crisis has roots in a colonial debt regime imposed on the island by predatory banks and the U.S.
Mauna Kea Protests Are Part of a Long Fight Against Colonialism
The construction of a telescope on Mauna Kea is an example of colonialism disguised as science.
How Bolivian Indigenous Peoples Mobilized History for Social Change
Indigenous Bolivians recovered and popularized histories of past rebellions, using them to build new movements.
To Conjure the Future We Want, We Need a Revolution of the Heart
As we rise up to co-create new social contracts, let us draw upon our intersecting spiritual antecedents.
Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis
Policing is a form of “colonial crisis management” in Puerto Rico, says author Marisol LeBrón.
The ICC Shows Colonialism Still Thrives in International Law
U.S. dominance in the global legal order does not stop at its borders.
As We Mourn Notre Dame, Let Us Remember Black Churches Also Matter
Over a 10-day period in one rural Louisiana town last month, three Black churches burned to the ground.
Policing Worsens Public Safety for Puerto Rico’s Most Vulnerable
Policing in Puerto Rico deepens inequalities stemming from domination by the U.S. and failed development.
Settler Colonialism Lurked Beneath the Christchurch Massacre
Fascism is little more than colonialism turned inwards.
How a Green New Deal Could Exploit Developing Countries
Climate justice policies could inadvertently double as tools of colonialism that harm people outside the U.S.