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Institutionalised Racism: A Syllabus 

The 1871 Chinese Massare—The Worst Lunching in U.S. History

Greg Grandin Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer his for non-fiction   The End of the Myth

"In her book  Learning From the Germans , the philosopher Susan  Neiman observes that the enormity of the Holocaust has forced Germany to address the darkest aspects of its past. But it has also allowed Britain and America not to do so, to avoid thinking too deeply about the history of slavery or of empire, to minimise their horrors in comparison with the Holocaust." —Kenan Malik, the Guardian online 13 October 2019

Know your history The question is: why is not that history taught at school in a country that calls itself "free" and "democratic"? That applies to other countries, too, whether French, British, Belgian ... colonial history, Islamic slave trade history, or Japanese and Chinese history, and modern American imperialist history. "It's no surprise that it's still possible to avoid a complete history in favour of a prettier picture of the antebellum South throughout Charleston.

The Taliban of San Francisco

The Myth of "Populism"

" I've seen people share a photo of a MLK statue with the caption "Martin Luther King was against gay marriage should we take down his statue?" For some reason it's disproportionately annoyed me so I need to spell out why it's a stupid question. Like I say, you people don't need to hear this I just have an abiding urge to say it. MLK's life's work was for justice.  He fought with every fiber of his being to right a world historic injustice knowing that he may well pay with his life - which he sadly did - but his contribution advanced his cause and allowed society to take real steps towards becoming a civilisation. The life's work of various Confederate generals whose statues are under threat was to defend and extend slavery. They were willing to see millions die to keep millions in horrific conditions. Unlike MLK they lost and their legacy of hate is ashes. People aren't advocating taking down those statues because they once said somethin...