colonialism

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The Residential School System Didn’t End—It Just Became Foster Care

06.09.21

By Anya Zoledziowski
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Remains of 215 Indigenous Children Found Buried at Former Residential School

05.28.21

By Anya Zoledziowski
Pulse

‘Seaspiracy’ Criticized For Anti-Inuit Racism After Targeting Seal Hunt

04.13.21

By Anya Zoledziowski
Identity

I Asked My Father About the War That Shaped Our Family

04.13.21

By Souria Cheurfi
Life

Why Brits Love the Empire So Much, Despite Not Knowing Much About It

03.05.21

By Zing Tsjeng
Life

These Artists Tore Down Street Signs Named After Germany’s Racist Past

12.08.20

By Eva Kienholz and Nik Afanasjew
Pulse

Colonial Statues Had a Pretty Bad Thanksgiving

11.27.20

By Paul Blest
Canada To Return a Statue It Stole From India Over a Century Ago

11.23.20

By Varsha Rani
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Colonizers Stole Africa’s Art; This Man Is Taking It Back

09.22.20

By Leah Feiger
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Australian Activists Give Racist Statues New Plaques to Highlight Colonial Violence

09.16.20

By Gavin Butler
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Japan’s Invasion During World War II was Brutal for Southeast Asians. Does This TV Series Ignore Their Suffering?

09.10.20

By Heather Chen
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WATCH: How the British Empire Became One of the Biggest Drug Pushers in History

09.04.20

By Zing Tsjeng

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike