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Making War Obsolete
CUBA: “Viva la Raza!”
Heartfelt Confederate Leniency Now Bestowed Upon Insurrectionists of January 6, 2021
Civilizing the savage
Whitewashing History and Suppressing Voters Go Hand in Hand
The so-called “conservative” justices on the Supreme Court are rewriting the laws passed by Congress to serve their own partisan purposes. Now the excuse is to limit voter fraud, even though there is no evidence of such fraud other than in the ravings of partisan politicians. This struggle will continue
Nuclear weapons: Rising danger
Yet for most Americans July 27 is just another day. Like the Korean War itself, the armistice signing is largely forgotten or was never really known. But for Koreans who survived the war and now reside in the United States, forgetting is more complicated. Years ago, I began one of the first projects to interview elders about their lives dating to the war and collaborated with scholars, artists, and filmmakers to create public memory spaces for healing, public education, and reconciliation. Some of the most paradoxical memories that people shared were about the original armistice day, July 27, 1953.
Haiti is the first and only country of African people to fight for and gain their independence in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti is the only place where slaves took their freedom by force and led the only successful slave revolt in modern times. That fact alone is worthy of acclaim and respect. Haiti’s place in our history is without parallel.