“Global cooperation, dealing with other countries, getting along with other countries is good, it’s very important. But there is no such thing as a global anthem, a global currency or a global flag. This is the United States of America that I’m representing.” “We used to have a very, very solid country because it was […]
Day: April 3, 2018
Peeling back the onion
After the abolition of slavery, Britain paid millions in compensation – but every penny of it went to slave owners, and nothing to those they enslaved. We must stop overlooking the brutality of British history. By Kris Manjapra for London’s Guardian. On 3 August 1835, somewhere in the City of London, two of Europe’s most famous bankers came […]
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