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Capt. Crozier, colonial violence, and COVID-19

April 07, 2020 by Ian Larson in Featured, Empire

Capt. Brett Crozier won instant celebrity for speaking out for his crew. That should be commended. Yet the USS Theodore Roosevelt saga reveals America’s blind spot toward Guam and our colonial present.

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April 07, 2020 /Ian Larson
Guam, Empire, Colonialism, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Trump, Working Class, national emergency
Featured, Empire
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Emergency Nation: It’s only an emergency when the elites say it is

March 25, 2020 by Ian Larson in Featured, Working Class

COVID-19 pandemic is a national emergency. In that sense, it differs from the 34 active national emergencies. As it turns out, national emergency declarations are yet another way the national security establishment perpetuates working-class insecurity by ignoring crises of healthcare access, social mobility, student debt, and climate change.

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March 25, 2020 /Ian Larson
National Security, national emergency, National Emergency Act, Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iran
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