Tag: Colonialism
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The US Military Is Bulldozing Sacred Indigenous Sites on Guam
Indigenous residents are fighting to save their island’s heritage, while the military refuses to release key information about what it is razing.
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Resisting Empire at the ‘Tip of the Spear’
The Pentagon is increasing its forces on Guam, but Indigenous residents are fighting back.
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Guam Was Ready to Help Relocate Afghans. Biden Ghosted.
In 1975, the US military evacuated nearly 112,000 Vietnamese refugees to Guam. Why wasn’t this strategy used now?
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The Right-Wing Web Lobbying for Puerto Rican Statehood
Some of the same interests that promote business in “opportunity zones” are funding the pro-statehood push in Washington.
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Julian Aguon’s Poetic Riposte to American Empire
The CHamoru lawyer discusses the militarization of Guam and his new book, The Properties of Perpetual Light.
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It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus
For over a century, Italians have mythologized the genocidal explorer to gain access to American whiteness.
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Guam Locals Worried About Coronavirus-Hit Navy Ship’s Quarantine
As USS Theodore Roosevelt makes headlines over fired captain, leaked memo, locals say their concerns have been erased.
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Colonialism Made Puerto Rico Vulnerable to Coronavirus Catastrophe
If Washington keeps ignoring the US territory, it could spell disaster.
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‘Biba Guåhan!’: How Guam’s Indigenous Activists Are Confronting Military Colonialism
As the federal government tries to expand its control of the island, the CHamoru are ready to rise in resistance.
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America’s Colonial Climate Crisis
What should the United States’ island territories expect from rising sea levels and global warming?
Chris Gelardi 