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law Heirs' property: how southern states allow white land developers to steal reconstruction-era land from Black families Cory Doctorow

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music 'Metal from the Dirt' – Cool profile of Navajo metalheads, and Diné metal shows on the rez Xeni Jardin

History Burned down National Museum of Brazil rises from the ashes, thanks to Google Seamus Bellamy

coal America could save $78 billion by shutting down coal power plants Seamus Bellamy

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