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Alabama’s new Jim Crow far from subtle
October 14, 2015In Alabama, 50 years after Selma, voting rights are once more under assault.
Read moreIn America we speak more than just English!
October 13, 2015In the United States today, approximately 120 to 130 indigenous languages are still spoken by at least a few people.
Read moreThe Chile coup and Pinochet’s “Christian” torture chamber in “Colonia”
October 9, 2015German director Florian Gallenberger's Colonia is arguably this year's Zürich Film Festival's hardest-hitting film.
Read moreArlo Guthrie celebrates 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant”
October 9, 2015Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is in the midst of an extensive tour across America.
Read moreToday in history: October 12 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 9, 2015The idea of replacing Columbus Day with a day celebrating the indigenous people of North America first arose in 1977.
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