Malcolm X at 98 | Angela Davis

A talk by Angela Davis on the occasion of Malcolm X's 98th birthday, at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center.

Minneapolis

Peter Neil Carroll This Land, These People: The 50 States
Approaching the 3rd anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, the crisis of race relations remains contested ground, even in liberal states like Minnesota.

How Saudi Money Returned to Silicon Valley

Jonathan Guyer Vox
All the ways Saudi Arabia’s cash powers tech startups and venture capital. In two years, MBS poured at least $11 billion into US startups, making it the industry’s largest single investor.

The Immigrants Are the Same — America Is Different

Razvan Sibii Greenfield Recorder
The immigrants haven’t really changed since the Ellis Island days — but America has. In 1923, immigrants did not need a visa, or any other sort of prior permission, to enter the United States.

Khader Adnan’s Last Hunger Strike

Mouin Rabbani London Review of Books
Khader Adnan died in prison on May 2, aged 45, after an 87-day hunger strike. He had been repeatedly held in administrative detention since 1999. Despite vilifying him as a terrorist, Israel never charged him with involvement in military activities.