Of Scalps and Savages: How Colonial Language Enforces Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples, By Ruth Hopkins


Before I head out the door, I watch Morning Joe on MSNBC. It's part of my workday routine. This morning they were talking about the latest issue of the New Republic and its lead story entitled, "How the NRA is Going Down: This is How the NRA Ends." Since the Newtown tragedy, Republican Joe Scarborough, [...]read more

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