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Colonialism
Why the Mauna Kea Protests Are So Challenging to the Mainstream Climate Movement
It's time the mainstream climate movement acknowledged that the climate crisis is deeply linked to colonialism.
Puerto Rican Fight Lives On in People’s Assemblies Locally and in Diaspora
The movement to transform Puerto Rican society and politics beyond individual politicians is growing.
Trump’s Greenland Comments Follow Tradition of Violent Colonialism
This is no accident — Arctic ice melt has made Greenland's freshwater and mineral resources more exploitable.
The Phrase “Go Back Where You Came From” Has a Long, Violent History
In 1935, the U.S. told Filipino immigrants to “go back where they came from” with the Filipino Repatriation Act.
Puerto Rican Resistance Began Long Before Rosselló
The uprising was a culmination of decades of organizing against austerity and colonial violence.
It’s Past Time for the United States to Get Out of Puerto Rico’s Way
The U.S. government must take accountability for its role in molding current conditions in Puerto Rico.
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.