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Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 11…Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies is calling on US President Barack Obama to grant a posthumous pardon to…
by Timothy Shenk This article previously appeared in Dissent Magazine and Portside. Between 1789 and 1850, the United States had twelve presidents. Ten of them owned slaves; the only two…
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By Rebecca Solnit ‘A politician is not a given. Each one is in part what we make them, by pushing, blocking, pressuring, encouraging, fighting, reframing, emphasizing, organizing.’ (Photo: Michael…