The Lincoln-sanctioned “Christmas Hanging” exposes the brutal legacy of U.S. colonialism, where systemic oppression and dehumanization of Indigenous people extended beyond life into death.

The death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson highlights public outrage against a healthcare system driven by profit, dehumanizing patients, and prioritizing greed over care.

Faced with growing oppression, it’s time to confront the fragility of our rights, embrace collective struggle, and build community through mutual aid and action.

According to the words of the intransigent racist and elitest Winston Churchill, “History is written by the victors.” In the case of the fabled first Thanksgiving, that dubious designation belongs to European land usurpers who murdered and maimed their way across this once rich and abundant land.

Before the establishment of the ethno-religious state, Jews, Christians, and Muslims shared Middle Eastern cultural hubs and lived experiences. All of that vanished with the arrival of Zionism.

Britain's Balfour Declaration set the stage for dispossession in Palestine, prioritizing Zionist settlement and laying the foundations for enduring conflict.

The massacres at Safsaf and Al-Dawayima on October 29, 1948, were part of a coordinated Israeli strategy to depopulate Palestinian villages, resulting in lasting trauma and displacement that continues to fuel the Palestinian struggle for justice and self-determination.

The U.S. government systematically violated hundreds of treaties with Native American nations, leading to centuries of displacement, cultural destruction, and ongoing resistance by Indigenous communities.

The Israel Project’s 2009 Global Language Dictionary manipulates language to obscure truth, justify human rights abuses, and shape global opinion on Israel’s actions against Palestinians.

The Trail of Tears was a genocidal act of forced relocation driven by greed and racism, resulting in the death, displacement, and enduring trauma of thousands of Native Americans.

The Iran-Contra scandal’s covert U.S. intervention in Nicaragua left lasting political and humanitarian consequences, influencing modern conflicts through illegal operations and proxy warfare.

The lasting legacy of Indian boarding schools continues to fuel cultural erasure, but decolonization offers a path to reclaim Indigenous identity and sovereignty.