Racism
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100 Years After Rejecting Komagata Maru Ship of 370 Immigrants
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally apologized for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident, in which Canada turned away a Japanese steamship in order to … 100 Years After Rejecting Komagata Maru Ship of 370 ImmigrantsRead more
Posted inRacism / Social / ToMl / USA Empire
Why US cities are segregated by race
Over the 20th century, US cities became increasingly segregated by race. Existing scholarship on the role of ‘white flight’ has focused on post-war suburbanisation, for … Why US cities are segregated by raceRead more
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The rising political consciousness
Posted inHuman right / Police / Racism / USA Empire
Eric Garner’s Daughter Calls Obama Town Hall on Race Relations a “Farce”
A town hall with President Barack Obama on Thursday became embroiled in controversy when the daughter of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man killed during … Eric Garner’s Daughter Calls Obama Town Hall on Race Relations a “Farce”Read more
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How Capitalism and Racism Support Each Other
Capitalism’s supporters use and benefit from a racism whose practice and consequences should be blamed on capitalism itself. “Racism” is so often applied to US … How Capitalism and Racism Support Each OtherRead more
Posted inEmpire / Racism / ToMl / USA Empire
The Roots of Islamophobia
Seemingly every day since the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, reports stream in of assaults both verbal and physical on American Muslims. Already the mass … The Roots of IslamophobiaRead more
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The social roots of racism in America
President Barack Obama used a podcast interview to argue that racism is in “the DNA” of Americans. In the course of his discussion with comedian … The social roots of racism in AmericaRead more
Posted inFascism / Government / Racism / Science / ToMl / USA Empire
Forced Sterilization of 70,000 in USA Inspired the Nazis
In the 1927 case Buck v. Bell, the court upheld a statute that enabled the state of Virginia to sterilize so-called mental defectives or imbeciles. … Forced Sterilization of 70,000 in USA Inspired the NazisRead more