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To Overcome Oppression, the Violent Machinations of the Settler State Must Be Rejected
An excerpt from “As Black as Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation.”
US Bombing in Korea More Destructive Than Damage to Germany, Japan in WWII
A historian's perspective on the summit with North Korea.
A Look Back at the My Lai Massacre, MLK’s Assassination, Columbia Protests and the Catonsville Nine
A look at the key events of 1968 and the Vietnam War.
The Cost of War at the End of Empire
It's a lethal machine aimed to extract profit.
Kurdistan Continues to Neglect Gravesite of Massacre That Inspired the Term “Genocide”
Assyrian victims of the original genocide are forgotten.
“Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible!”: How the Events of 1968 Transformed French Society
What happened across the world in May 1968 was the decade's most significant political development.
In a More Rational World, the US and Iran Would Have Full Diplomatic Relations
Now more than ever, it is necessary to understand Iran in the context of its own history and its tumultuous relationship with the US.
Gearing Up for the Third Gulf War
Pay attention to the words of Netanyahu in Washington and Trump in Riyadh.
Iran Again in the Crosshairs as War Hawks Rejoice
If John Bolton and the NRA's new president say it's good, run the other way.
“Talking About History Is Way to Liberate America”: New Memorial Honors Victims of White Supremacy
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened last week in Montgomery, Alabama.