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America, Fascism, and the Silence of British Commentary
For much of the past month, British journalists, pundits and broadcasters have been fixated on the question of whether the United States is becoming…
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Why the Obsession with Statues of Slave Owners in Britain?
Across Britain and other former colonial powers, there is a curious and often furious attachment to statues of men who traded in human lives, conquered…
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Why Britain Struggles to Confront Its Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Britain was one of the principal architects, profiteers and enforcers of the transatlantic slave trade.
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The Blitz's Hidden War. Sexual Violence in the Shadows of Britain’s Finest Hour
“Keep calm and carry on.” These words iconic, stoic, defiant encapsulate Britain’s wartime mythology.
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The West’s Addiction to Control
Why it still can’t stop policing non-white lives culturally, politically and economically?
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Who Controls the Narrative? The Lack of Diversity in British Media Leadership
Explore how the UK's media power structure remains dominated by white, upper-class men and why this lack of diversity distorts news coverage…
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Why They Keep Coming for Captain Ibrahim Traoré: The War on a Free Africa
On more than one occasion, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the young revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, has survived assassination attempts.
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Crossing the Rubicon
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