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  • | THE MEXICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN TEXAS TAKES A DEEP LOOK AT OUR SORDID STATE HISTORY | MR Online

    ‘The Mexican American Experience in Texas’ takes a deep look at our sordid State history

    Originally published: Texas Observer on February 11, 2022 by Martha Menchaca (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Feb 15, 2022)

    Martha Menchaca’s new book examines events that have shaped the lives of so many in the Lone Star State.

  • | Abortion access for all sign | MR Online

    Texas’ abortion ban is having a ‘domino effect’ on clinics across the U.S.

    Originally published: Texas Observer on November 18, 2021 by Mary Tuma (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Nov 24, 2021)

    “We are seeing massive ripple effects across the country for other states taking on displaced patients.”

  • | Prison fence | MR Online

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    Originally published: Texas Observer on November 10, 2021 by Jennifer Toon (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Nov 15, 2021)

    For women inside prison, the fight for survival is less physical than psychological.

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    lon Musk wants to go to Mars. Money, regulations, and public beaches are no object.

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    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 17, 2021 by Nic Yeager (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Aug 26, 2021)

    A new book from UT Austin research professor Raj Patel and UC San Francisco physician Rupa Marya argues that our bodies, our society, and our planet are inflamed.

  • | Welcome sign along eastbound Interstate 40 entering Deaf Smith County Texas from Quay County New Mexico | MR Online

    Opinion: From ‘friendly’ state to enmity state

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 5, 2021 by Andrea Grimes (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Aug 06, 2021)

    As Texas Republicans pit neighbor against neighbor, we must respond by rebuking bigotry and embracing progress.

  • | A photograph of Alamo Plaza from approximately 1910 showing the Hugo Schmeltzer building attached to the Alamo church ADINA EMILIA DE ZAVALA PAPERS DI10567 THE DOLPH BRISCOE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | MR Online

    ‘Forget the Alamo’ unravels a Texas history made of myths, or rather, lies

    Originally published: Texas Observer on June 10, 2021 by Nic Yeager (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Jun 15, 2021)

    Three Texan authors build on a long tradition of dissent from patriotic accounts of Texas history in a new book on the racism baked into our story of the Alamo.

  • | Dee Dee Watters took over as publisher of TransGriot last fall and has been searching for an editor to carry on her friend Monica Roberts legacy Photo Fajar Hassan | MR Online

    The next trans griot

    Originally published: Texas Observer on May 31, 2021 by Irene Vázquez (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Jun 04, 2021)

    Few publications covered Black trans communities. After the death of Monica Roberts, TransGriot’s founder, the people she empowered grieve and begin to chart a new era.

  • | The Westerns Long Glorification of Oppression | MR Online

    The Western’s long glorification of oppression

    Originally published: Texas Observer on May 26, 2021 by Nic Yeager (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted May 29, 2021)

    A quintessentially American, and Texan, film genre, the Western has mistold Texas history since its beginnings.

  • | Landon Richie testifying against antitrans legislation at the Capitol in 2019 COURTESY OF LANDON RICHIE | MR Online

    Fighting anti-trans legislation takes a toll on Texas kids and families

    Originally published: Texas Observer on May 20, 2021 by Yvonne S. Marquez (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted May 22, 2021)

    A record-breaking wave of anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced by state legislatures across the country this year. Texas lawmakers filed the most of any state, the majority of them attacking trans youth.

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  • Mapping U.S. Imperialism
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    This article deals with U.S. imperialism since World War 2. It is critical to acknowledge that U.S. imperialism emanates both ideologically and materially from the crime of colonialism on this continent which has killed over 100 million indigenous people and approximately 150 million African people over the past 500 years.

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    We wanted to draw readers attention to this piece by Samir Amin, which was written at the time of the Maidan Coup in 2014. —Eds. 1. The current global stage is dominated by the attempt of historical centers of imperialism (the U.S., Western and Central Europe, Japan—hereafter called “the Triad”) to maintain their exclusive control […]

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