Gerald Horne is not interested in celebrating America 250. In a July 1, 2026 edition of Around the Horn, he argued that 1776 was driven by land theft, labor control, and slavery, not by freedom or democracy. His point is blunt: the American Revolution was not a clean break from…
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth Spurs New Jersey Reparations Push as Advocates Press for Repair
As Juneteenth celebrations unfold, New Jersey advocates including Jean-Pierre Brutus are pushing reparations back into the spotlight. NJ Spotlight News reports on the statewide and national fight for repair. Five years after Juneteenth became a federal holiday, New Jersey advocates are using the anniversary to press for reparations at the…
Podcast
Reparations Is Not Too Hard: Aria Florant on the Case for Repair
Public support for reparations currently stands at 36% — about 9 percentage points higher than support for marriage equality when that movement coalesced. Yet most people who support reparations think they are alone. Aria Florant, co-founder and CEO of Liberation Ventures, joined Glen Galaich and Malila Becton-Consuegra on the Stupski…