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Thanksgiving
As COVID Spikes Higher Than Ever, Trump’s Leadership Hits Rock Bottom
Donald Trump’s worst days may be yet to come.
Thanksgiving Is Dedicated to Erasing the Ruthlessness of English Settlers
Settler colonialism is based not on giving thanks but on the taking of Native life and land.
We Can’t Afford to Banish Politics From the Thanksgiving Table
Apathy at the Thanksgiving table is the fetid soil in which racism and other forms of hatred grow.
Trump Is Trying to Lift Up Colonial Myths. Native People Are Breaking Them Down.
In the face of anti-Indigenous policies, Native people are demanding sovereignty and cultural recognition.
The Political “Giving” by Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dishes
This year, the industries behind those classic holiday dishes had their plates full with political influence.
Take a Moment to Thank Your Food
Gratitude for what feeds us opens us to awe and beauty.
Giving Thanks at the Precipice
The last two decades of noise and nonsense have finally come to a head.
“It’s a Mean and Nasty World Out There,” Says Trump, Defending Khashoggi Murder
In Thanksgiving Day tweets, the president took a moment to once again defend the murderous Saudi royal family.
Enough Thanksgiving Myths. Schools Should Teach Indigenous History.
Authentic stories of Native resilience offer valuable lessons in the power of relationships to land and community.
The Future Is Indigenous: Decolonizing Thanksgiving
Indigenous people survive because, despite settler colonial myths that place us in the past, we have always known that we live in the future.