Pope in historic apology for the Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery

Today, Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries.

May 25 • Amat Levin

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Part 2

The Golden Age of the Slave Trade

May 13 • Amat Levin

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Part 1

Portugal's Exploration of Africa and the Birth of the Slave Trade

May 11 • Amat Levin

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April 2026

Vicente Guerrero and the Mexican War of Independence

In 1808, Spain was occupied by Napoleon’s French troops, an event whose consequences extended far beyond Europe.

Apr 9 • Amat Levin

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March 2026

Patrice Lumumba & Congo's Derailed Liberation

A few weeks ago, there was an unexpected breakthrough in the case of one of the most shocking and closely watched political murders of the twentieth…

Mar 28 • Amat Levin

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January 2026

Claudette Colvin (1939-2026)

Not the face of the Montgomery bus boycott – but a force behind dismantling segregation

Jan 14 • Amat Levin

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Trump’s Imperial Moment

How the Donroe Doctrine cartoon reveals a U.S. that no longer feels the need to justify power, plunder, or conquest.

Jan 9 • Amat Levin

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November 2025

Sweden Condemns Sudan’s War – While Arming Its Enablers

The UAE bankrolls the militia tearing Sudan apart. Yet instead of using its leverage, Sweden and the rest of Europe keeps deepening trade with the very…

Nov 7, 2025 • Amat Levin

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October 2025

Gold and Blood: The United Arab Emirates and the Sudanese Genocide

The Emirate stops at nothing in its pursuit of neocolonial African domination

Oct 31, 2025 • Amat Levin

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A Royal Lie: King Gustav III and the Slave Trade He Covered Up

In 18th-century correspondence, King Gustav III denied any Swedish role in the slave trade – even as he profited from it.

Oct 14, 2025 • Amat Levin

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Sweden’s Forgotten Role in the Slave Trade

Cabo Corso, St. Barthélemy and colonial amnesia

Oct 11, 2025 • Amat Levin

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September 2025

Assata Shakur (1947-2025)

Freedom in Exile

Sep 27, 2025 • Amat Levin

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