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Thanksgiving
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Miles to Go Before We Sleep
This far, no farther, and not one step back.
Who Is Giving Thanks This Thanksgiving?
The whole country is giving thanks that the election is over.
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Dinner With Syrian Refugees: A Meal Every Member of Congress Should Have
Syrian refugees are struggling with depression, poverty and other hardships. It's time Congress recognized their humanity.
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On Holiday Myths and State Violence
Just as Thanksgiving whitewashes a period soaked in the blood of Natives slaughtered during crimes of conquest, the myth of police as guardians of the public whitewashes the reality …
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No Thanks: How Thanksgiving Narratives Erase the Genocide of Native Peoples
Thanksgiving has nothing to do with Native American and Indigenous people. Its purpose is to serve the capitalism of empire.
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Ferguson Thanksgiving: A Former Slave Proposed the Holiday 55 Years Before Lincoln. Why His Version Matters Today
A grand jury's refusal to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson has crystallized ugly truths.
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Thanksgiving and the Socialist Imaginary
Mainstream progressive politicians lack utopia, a vision of a fundamentally different society.
Pilgrim’s Regress and the “Hand of God”
When climbing aboard the Mayflower and learning that his young wife, Dorothy, had fallen overboard and drowned, more than likely committing suicide, William Bradford called his tiny flock of …
The Global War on Terror and Internally Displaced Thanksgivings
Except for those directly participating in GWOT or returning home from overseas military deployments, including their immediate families, this Thanksgiving few US citizens will consider how an international antiterrorism …
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Black Thursday: Thanksgiving in the Consumer Wasteland
Dollars to doughnuts, the CEOs who are demanding their employees sacrifice their Thanksgiving celebrations with family are big “family values” guys.