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The Idea of a Nation
The idea of a modern nation is both confusing and conflicting. And as the world confronts the current global health crisis, its weaknesses become more apparent.
by
Thomas Meaney
via
The Point
on
June 12, 2020
The Rebirth of Red Power
The tribal sovereignty movement from the late 1960s never really ended. To find the future of the Native left, look to the past.
by
Nick Martin
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The New Republic
on
June 1, 2020
Trump, WHO, and Half a Century of Global Health Austerity
Any attempt to revive solidarity between rich and poor nations must begin by recapturing the commitment to social and economic rights that inspired the WHO.
by
Michael Brenes
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Michael Franczak
via
Boston Review
on
May 4, 2020
The Young Lords’ Revolution
A new book looks at the history of the Afro-Latinx radical activist group and how their influence continues to be felt.
by
Ed Morales
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The Nation
on
March 24, 2020
The Fight to Decolonize the Museum
Textbooks can be revised, but historic sites, monuments, and collections that memorialize ugly pasts aren’t so easily changed.
by
Adam Hochschild
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The Atlantic
on
January 15, 2020
Mothers 4 Housing and the Legacy of Black Anti-Growth Politics
Starting in the 1970s, groups like MOVE and Seeds of Wisdom have fought for the decolonization of urban space.
by
J. T. Roane
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Black Perspectives
on
January 15, 2020
partner
What Hawaii’s Statehood Says About Inclusion in America
Conditional inclusion for "model minorities" perpetuates enduring forms of racial exclusion.
by
Sarah Miller Davenport
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Made By History
on
August 16, 2019
The Most Dangerous American Idea
No belief in the history of the US has been more threatening to democracy than the certainty that only white people are fit for self-government.
by
Adam Serwer
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The Atlantic
on
August 5, 2019
When the Black Panthers Came to Algeria
In "Algiers, Third World Capital," Elaine Mokhtefi captures a world of camaraderie, shared ideals, and frequent miscommunication.
by
Elias Rodriques
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The Nation
on
May 7, 2019
The Artist-Activists Decolonizing the Whitney Museum
Protesters at the Whitney and other museums are demanding radical changes to the way the art world is governed.
by
Daniel Penny
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The Paris Review
on
March 22, 2019
Racists in Congress Fought Statehood For Hawaii, But Lost That Battle 60 Years Ago
It took more than five decades for advocates of statehood to vanquish white supremacists in Washington.
by
Sarah Miller Davenport
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The Conversation
on
March 18, 2019
Banking on the Cold War
The Cold War says more about how U.S. elites imagined their “freedom” than it does about enabling other people to be free.
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Nikhil Pal Singh
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Boston Review
on
March 14, 2019
Genteel Spoliation: Decolonization at the Museum and Marvel’s Black Panther
How the film taps into an ongoing debate about artifact collections acquired during the colonial period.
by
Travis R. May
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Erstwhile: A History Blog
on
February 20, 2019
How We Roasted Donald Duck, Disney's Agent of Imperialism
Why a 47-year old anti-colonialist critique by Chilean dissidents may be newly relevant in the Trump era.
by
Ariel Dorfman
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The Guardian
on
October 5, 2018
partner
No More Annexation: Assassination!
The extremes to which Puerto Rican national Pedro Albizu Campos and his followers fought for independence.
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BackStory
on
September 7, 2018
How Malcolm X Became a Serious Threat to the U.S. After His Africa Visit
The influential activist was a strong proponent of Pan-Africanism.
by
Ismail Akwei
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Face2Face Africa
on
June 4, 2018
1968’s Chaos: The Assassinations, Riots and Protests that Defined Our World
On the 50th anniversary of that extraordinary year, historians consider 1968’s meaning and global context.
by
Michael S. Rosenwald
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Washington Post
on
January 1, 2018
partner
How the U.S. Aided Robert Mugabe’s Rise
Cold War politics empowered democracy — and dictatorship.
by
Nancy Mitchell
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Made By History
on
November 26, 2017
Our Cold War World
How the contest between capitalism and communism shaped world politics—and defines today’s inequalities.
by
Patrick Iber
via
The New Republic
on
October 30, 2017
The History and Significance of Kente Cloth in the Black Diaspora
Kente serves as more than a pop of color at college graduations.
by
James Padilioni
via
Black Perspectives
on
May 22, 2017
Our Fellow American Revolutionaries
When residents of the U.S. came to see Latin Americans as partners in a shared revolutionary experiment.
by
Caitlin Fitz
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Timothy Shenk
via
Dissent
on
June 30, 2016
Race and the American Creed
Recovering black radicalism.
by
Aziz Rana
via
n+1
on
December 7, 2015
‘The Canal Is Ours’
Trump’s threats to take control of the Panama Canal have precipitated a struggle over the country’s sovereignty.
by
Miriam Pensack
via
New York Review of Books
on
June 28, 2025
The Moral Distortions of the Official Korean War Narrative
June 25 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. But the truth is that the US was a willing partner in mass murder across the peninsula.
by
Grace M. Cho
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The Nation
on
June 24, 2025
Trump’s Gaza Plan May Mark the End of the Postwar Order
Although the West has long tolerated forced expulsions when convenient, its postwar framework at least nominally rejected them. Now the US is endorsing it.
by
Dirk Moses
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Jacobin
on
February 16, 2025
partner
Trump’s Talk of the Panama Canal Taps Into Old Myths About U.S. Power
By threatening to reclaim the Panama Canal, Trump is evoking false stories about U.S. beneficence.
by
Julie Greene
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Made By History
on
January 22, 2025
Acknowledgment as Denialism: The Myth of Reparations in the US
What is an apology from the President of the United States worth if reparations do not include cessation of settler colonial violence?
by
Ja'loni Owens
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Scalawag
on
December 11, 2024
Globalism, Sovereignty, and Resistance
Quinn Slobodian and Jennifer Mittelstadt discuss their research on the meanings of “globalism” and “sovereignty” throughout history.
by
Jennifer Mittelstadt
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Quinn Slobodian
via
History & Political Economy Project
on
November 18, 2024
The Reactionary Bind
In assessing the rise of the global anti-democracy movement, the United States must look inward as well as outward.
by
Kim Phillips-Fein
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Democracy Journal
on
October 21, 2024
Malcolm X and the Difficulties of Diplomacy
In 1964, he toured Africa and the Middle East on a journey that would both transform his outlook and reveal the limits of transnational solidarity.
by
Alex White
via
New Lines
on
July 19, 2024
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