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The Case for Reparations – The Atlantic – Ta-Nehisi Coates
“Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.”
“Your Civilisation Is Killing Life on Earth”
Nemonte Nenquimo, leader of the Waorani people in Ecuador: This is my message to the western world — your civilisation is killing life on Earth. My name is Nemonte Nenquimo. I am a Waorani woman, a mother, and a leader of … Continue reading
Why Does Europe Have Zero Euro Banknotes?
Why Does Europe Have Zero Euro Banknotes? We travel Europe through its banknotes, exploring the landmarks of France, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, Portugal, the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria. … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Seriously…, Songs of the Humpback Whale
The story of Roger Payne’s best-selling environmental album, released 50 years ago. Songs of the Humpback Whale was released in 1970 and went multi-platinum, becoming the best selling environmental album of all time. But it also became emblematic of the … Continue reading
Centralia: The Real-Life Silent Hill | Answers With Joe
The first 1000 people to sign up at https://skl.sh/joescott10201will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium! Centralia is a town at the heart of coal country that now sits abandoned and forgotten. The story behind what happened there is far … Continue reading
A Beach of Our Own | New York Times
A Beachfront Haven for African American Families In the 1930s, bought plots for themselves in Sag Harbor, establishing a close-knit community that’s spanned multiple generations. Director – Joshua Kissi Director of Photography / Editor – Cameron Robert Assistant Director – … Continue reading
A Thousand Years Before Darwin, Islamic Scholars Were Writing About Natural Selection | Vice
Professors are starting to orient Charles Darwin within a rich history of people from all cultures who have grappled with the mechanisms of life. By Shayla Love In the summer of 1837, Charles Darwin drew a rudimentary sketch in his … Continue reading
Cézanne: ‘The Father of Modern Art’
Paul Cézanne is perhaps one of the best-loved painters of Western art. Yet the popularity of his still life and landscape works has perhaps tamed the radicality of his vision in our own eyes. It is easy to forget that … Continue reading
The Socialist Sausage That Changed the World (…and Schnitzel)
You know Schnitzel and you know Bologna Sausage, also known as Mortadella. But did you know in former Socialist East Germany, they made Schnitzel from Sausage? This is the story of the Lost Sausages of Communism. ► Andong on Instagram … Continue reading
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