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Canada has failed

Canada had some goals, but failed to meet them. But that might be better than it sounds. How American, Indigenous, and Quebec relations have changed in Canada since 1867. […]

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Where there’s a Will, there’s a Way | Human Resources podcast

Episode Description We begin our journey in Herefordshire. Kington, specifically, to discover the story behind Lady Hawkins’ School and its links to Sir John Hawkins, Britain’s first slave trader. Featuring Dr. Mirander Kaufmann (http://www.mirandakaufmann.com) and Dr. Misha Ewen (https://www.mishaewen.com). A … Continue reading

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Greta Thunberg

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Legacies of British Slave Ownership – Prof Catherine Hall

For too long the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade in 1807 and slavery in the British colonies in the Americas in 1833 have dominated the ways in which Britons have (mis)remembered slavery. The Legacies of British Slave-ownership project at … Continue reading

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Banksy

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Economic Update: China: Capitalist, Socialist or What?

[S10 E33] China: Capitalist, Socialist or What? **Economic Update is a @Democracy At Work production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Donate one time or become a monthly donor … Continue reading

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Politicians Discussing Climate Change

Follow the leaders, Berlin. Germany. Popularly known as “Politicians discussing global warming”   By Isaac Cordal. More by Isaac Cordal on Street Art Utopia. This photo is part of “Follow the leaders” installations by Isaac Cordal in Berlin, Germany. “Follow … Continue reading

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The whitewashing of Rome | Aeon

Jamie Mackay is a writer and translator whose work has appeared in The Guardian, Frieze and The Times Literary Supplement, among others. He is the author of The Invention of Sicily (July 2021). He lives in Florence, Italy. 4,200 words … Continue reading

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Corona’s consequences – how the pandemic is changing globalization | DW Documentary

Around the world, pandemic-related lockdowns have hit our globalized economy hard. Supply chains have been disrupted, industries crippled. The coronavirus has laid bare the risks of global interconnectedness. Is the crisis the beginning of the end of globalization? In early … Continue reading

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Can Brazil Survive Bolsonaro? | The Economist

Since coming to power President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken democracy, accelerated deforestation in the Amazon and played down the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, with calamitous results. Could Brazil survive another four years of his leadership? Read the special report … Continue reading

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