My Thanksgiving: How Testifying for Native Americans Made Me a Witness to History
I'm a scholar of Native American history. But my real education came from working with Native people in the present.
[rewind] Robert Scheer: Three Antidotes to America’s Toxic Thanksgiving Myth
This Thanksgiving, we're reposting three critical "Scheer Intelligence" episodes that highlight the country's original sins of white settler colonialism and Native American genocide.
African and Indigenous Peoples: An Alliance for Defense, Survival and Revolution
The Thanksgiving Holiday Is An Opportunity To Remember How The Settler Colonial State Began Its Genocide Against Both Indigenous People And Enslaved Africans.
Eduardo Carreon: Adopting the Mindset of the Oppressor
Indigenous Los Angeles psychology graduate student Eduardo Carreon analyzes the mindset of disgraced former LA City Council leader, a Latina whose racist bile scorned Black and gay colleagues and others,…
Kevin Cooper: The Truth
Kevin Cooper reflects on American history, Christopher Columbus' real legacy, and Indigenous Peoples Day.
[rewind] Kevin Sharp: It’s Time to Free Leonard Peltier, America’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner
The Native American activist’s attorney tells Robert Scheer why Peltier’s imprisonment is one of the worst miscarriages of justice this country has ever seen.
Steven Donziger Walks Free After 993 Days of ‘Completely Unjust’ Detention
"He should have never been detained for even one day," said an Amnesty International official, "as it has been clear the whole process against him has been in retaliation for…
[rewind] The California Genocide No One Talks About
UCLA history professor Benjamin Madley’s book details the killing of tens of thousands of Native Americans as the state was being settled in the 19th century.
Covid-19 May Be Accelerating a Genocide of Brazil’s Indigenous People
It is even more difficult to pin down data on infections and deaths in their communities than it is for the general Brazilian population.
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Benjamin Madley: The California Genocide No One Talks About
UCLA history professor Benjamin Madley’s book An American Genocide: The United States and the California Catastrophe 1846-1873 details the killing of tens of thousands of Native Americans as the state…