by Mitch Randall | Oct 15, 2021 | Opinion
Indigenous cultures and systems existed throughout North America prior to 1492. In his book, 1491, Charles C. Mann chronicles the nuances and complexities of Indigenous cultures and systems, which involved complex social and economic structures for governance,...
by Mitch Randall | Oct 14, 2021 | Opinion
I am a citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation whose ancestors lived peacefully on the lands of present-day Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee for centuries. While most everyone knows me as Mitch Randall, my other name was given to me by a Comanche Chief: NUMUKUTSU, which...
by Mitch Randall | Oct 13, 2021 | Opinion
The genocide of the Indigenous peoples of North America began 529 years ago this week. On Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus set foot on what is now called The Bahamas, claiming Spanish ownership of the land and its inhabitants. Funded by Queen Isabella and King...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 4, 2021 | News
Government restrictions on religion in 2019 matched an all-time high from 2012, with 29% of the countries analyzed having “high” or “very high” levels of restrictions, according to a Pew Research Center report published Sept. 30. In its 12th annual report, Pew found...
by Jack Moline | Aug 20, 2021 | Opinion
The promise of the United Nations and its remarkable Universal Declaration of Human Rights cannot be denied. For all of the rhetorical excesses and political gridlock that seem to stand in the way of the aspirations to a world at peace and in collaboration, there...
