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Nan Levinson: Doin’-the-Right-Thing Rag

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

December 18, 2025 · 7 Comments

Eric Ross: Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the U.S. Empire in Latin America

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro

December 12, 2025 · 6 Comments

Brad Reed: ‘Furious Backlash’ Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes

“This is murder,” said one legal expert.

December 3, 2025 · 5 Comments

Brett Wilkins: Trump Murder Spree Continues as Hegseth Says 14 Killed in 3 New Boat Bombings

US forces have conducted over a dozen strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September, killing at least 57 people, according to Trump administration figures.

October 29, 2025 · 11 Comments

Sharine Taylor: The Transgressive Pleasure of Carnival

While tourists flock to Grenada for Carnival, lifelong residents are holding closely to Jab Jab, which symbolizes rebellion and liberation.

December 14, 2024 · 4 Comments

Jade Prévost-Manuel: Could Breadfruit Help Trinidad and Tobago Brace for Climate Change?

Despite its colonial origins, breadfruit is now the subject of international research to evaluate its potential as a staple crop in a warming world.

January 3, 2023 · 3 Comments

Christer Petley: How slaveholders in the Caribbean maintained control

It is no surprise that the whip is synonymous with New World slavery: its continual crack remained an audible threat to enslaved workers to keep at their work, reminding them … Continue reading

March 13, 2019 · Leave a comment

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