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Untold History: More Than a Quarter of US Presidents Were Involved in Slavery, Human Trafficking
As the country marks Presidents' Day, we turn to an aspect of US history that is often missed: the complicity of American presidents with slavery.
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Stereotyping In Congress, Then and Now
Representative Hunter, a “tea party” Republican, is suspicious of these negotiations because he feels that even if there is a positive outcome, Iran cannot be trusted.
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Rage Against the Dying of a Light: Stuart Hall (1932-2014)
It's hard to explain Stuart's influence-the admiration, respect and affection-to those who have never encountered him, or seriously followed his work.
We Want to Set Our House in Order: Our Own Way (Part III)
Why does the West not believe in the Thai people?
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The Dangers of Stereotyping
Ignorance in the form of stereotyping people from other parts of the world can have unpredictable consequences, sometimes leading to mass suffering that a more enlightened view might have …
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Biased Because of Misplaced Priorities (Part II)
Thailand needs to break off from the past. Thailand needs a clean slate.
John Pilger | “Good” and “Bad” War – and the Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting
By 2020, China will be ringed by US missiles and nuclear weapons-armed aircraft, increasing tension. Will this history be forgotten, as was the US empire's expansion into Korea after …
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America Has Forgotten That We Don’t Have Freedom if We Don’t Have Free Time
The debate over Obamacare and voluntary work reduction raises intriguing questions.
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Black History Month
Black History Month provides an opportunity to reflect on a past we should never forget and the extent to which the legacy of racial inequality is still with us.
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Iraq Near Implosion: The ‘Bad Years’ Are Back
This time the US has little leverage over Iraq to control the events from afar.