france 200 years ago, France forced Haiti to pay $44 billion for daring to free themselves from slavery Ellsworth Toohey

books Jonathan Lethem ponders: "Did Philip K Dick dream of Palestinian sheep?" Thom Dunn

france France locks down New Caledonia after unrest—and bans Tik Tok there Rob Beschizza

History When the Black & Tans left Ireland for Palestine Thom Dunn

Internet The new rise and fall of .TK domain names Thom Dunn

africa The bizarre breakfast of 1947 — man devours bowl of DDT-infused porridge Mark Frauenfelder

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

History Verso: the left-hand page podcast returns Elías Villoro

By God's Visitation How did the genocide of indigenous Americans impact the health of planet Earth? Elías Villoro

History Time-lapse map of the colonization (and decolonization) of Africa Elías Villoro

africa New evidence of African writing system that pre-dates European colonialists Thom Dunn

colonialism New documentary: "A Very British Way of Torture." Elías Villoro

books The American Empire publishing project Elías Villoro

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

museums John Oliver on the big problem with museums Jennifer Sandlin

colonialism Zoos as colonialist enterprises Jennifer Sandlin

plagiarism Academic paper on language colonization turns out to have stolen its language Thom Dunn

History In Mexico City, a Columbus statue comes down and a one of an indigenous woman goes up Rob Beschizza

colonialism There are only two US states where it's legal to own the ocean Thom Dunn

music How one electronic music producer wants to decolonize music software Thom Dunn