The Guardian • colonialism
Royal racism no surprise
The mainstream media have sensationalised the most recent British royal family racism scandal, despite the monarchy’s long history of colonialism.
Read moreLumumba – The murder of an African hero
17th January marked 62 years since the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the Congolese independence struggle and one of the most impassioned...
Read moreCUBA: More than 10 million people became literate thanks to the Cuban program “Yes, I can.” The program was Fidel Castro’s initiative that helped to...
Read moreDINGO
Well may we say God Save the Queen […] Just two instances, from the time she first sat on the throne in 1952, dutiful representative...
Read moreColonial powers give “regrets” – not apologies
Recently the imperialist nations of Britain, Spain, and Germany, have expressed “regrets” for the atrocities they committed, but failed to acknowledge that the true horror...
Read moreAnti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism
The recent fighting in the Gaza Strip has claimed the lives of 47 Palestinians, including 17 children, as Israeli forces targeted leaders of the Palestinian...
Read moreFreedom for the Sahrawian People is long overdue
Recently some much-needed attention has been brought to the situation in Western Sahara, brought on by speeches and visits from Ndaba Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson....
Read moreIndigenous People ask Charles Windsor to apologise for colonisation
They ask the British monarch “to acknowledge the horrific impact and legacy of the genocide and colonisation of Indigenous and enslaved peoples.” Indigenous organisations and...
Read moreAnti-colonial resistance in the Pacific
Resistance to the plans of successive Australian governments to create an Australian colonial empire in the Pacific has taken many forms over time. In 2006,...
Read moreColonialism’s dead hand
In 2000 the same issues of land ownership and forms of government were behind the conflict of the two opposing “freedom” fighter groups which erupted...
Read moreUS$45 trillion looted
The meeting of the Quad leaders, on 20th May 2023, has given special political influence to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India, and his...
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