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What Trevor Noah missed when he accused US police of breaking ‘social contract’

Published on: 28 October 2021

Written by: Laura Basu All articles by Laura Basu

I can’t help but wonder if ‘The Daily Show’ host has read ‘The Racial Contract’ by Charles Mills. It helped me...
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Reparations would shake up American capitalism – and that’s a good thing

Published on: 25 May 2021

Written by: Aaron White All articles by Aaron White

Paying compensation to the descendants of slaves would not just right a historic wrong, it would transform the US...
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Why the George Floyd protests succeeded where others failed

Published on: 13 October 2020

Written by: Nara Roberta Silva All articles by Nara Roberta Silva

A radical political demand has helped keep the movement’s momentum going.
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Podcast: Is capitalism racist?

Published on: 29 September 2020

Written by: Laura Basu All articles by Laura Basu

Written by: Freddie Stuart All articles by Freddie Stuart

With Black Lives Matter protests raging around the world, the latest ourVoices documentary asks how we can build an...
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George Floyd protesters expose the lie of liberty

Published on: 5 June 2020

Written by: Lola Oriowo All articles by Lola Oriowo

To break the endless cycle of anti-black violence, we must go beyond the ballot box.

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