Part of the crisis of America is rooted in its myth of exceptionalism — which does not account for racial slavery and indigenous dispossession, war and conquest as part of its history
Posts tagged as “United States”
Africans are much more familiar with post-election problems than are Americans. The difference is Donald Trump pulled every trick in the book to remain president, but failed
By 2050, China is predicted to have an economy twice the size of the US economy. What will this shift in power mean for trade and international relations?
You are quick to be repulsed at the EFF's antics yet you rarely show outrage or demand collective action against the systemic violence which sustains our political order
THOUGHTLEADER: The EFF deserve severe criticism on many grounds but discrediting its politics as fascist doesn't allow for a thorough critique of the party, and the upheavals in our politics it represents
It’s worth surmounting the voter suppression obstacles — but on the other side litigation and postal votes will probably delay the results of the presidential poll
If the protests in the United States and elsewhere are about systemic racial oppression, then South Africa’s experience is that unless toxic concentrations of political power are addressed, deep structural changes are unlikely to occur
Despite overwhelming support for Black Lives Matter, we feel hopeless — racial equality is more dream than reality and racism has never been enough for people to take to the streets
I have managed a monosyllabic email and two cups of tea this morning. Typing this is agony. Now I know that the sun comes up…