The United States is not a union, it’s not exclusively of states, and for most of US history it hasn’t been limited to the Americas.

There’s a lot more to the sanctions game than meets the eye, involving massive theft as well as intentional mass death.

Do Sanders’ supporters really believe that even a totally principled leftist could turn the enormous repressive forces of the U.S. into forces for good? 

How bad do things need to get before Black folk start something new that is geared towards our collective and comprehensive liberation?

Her grassroots organization, the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association lobbied for federal legislation in support of pensions for formerly enslaved persons.