colonialism

colonialism

Masked protesters stand next to burning bicycles amid clashes during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices near the Place de la Republique in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the 'Yellow Vests' movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as labour unions, workers, farmers and retirees, in France, 17 October 2026. File Photo: Reuters

Migrants 'blamed' for unrest. But what about Europe's colonial past?

Demonstrations in France began weeks earlier over poor school conditions before widening into a broader protest against rising living costs and pressure on public services. Casting the unrest as an...

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The Guardian's Cotton Capital and the West's belated attempt to come to terms with its dark past

Sketch: TBS

The case of the refugee crisis, reparations and colonialism

David Fickling. Sketch: TBS

Former colonies should do more than just abolish the monarchy

Representational image. Photo: Collected

AI colonialism: The quiet invasion of our minds

Priya Satia. Sketch: TBS

The Indian anti-colonial movement never ended

Ian Buruma. Illustration: TBS

The colonial trap

Workers clean the statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, surrounded by metal fencing during Columbus Day, or Day of the Race (Dia de la Raza), in remembrance of when Colon came to the Americas, in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 2020, Reuters/Gustavo Graf

Mexico City to replace Columbus statue with one of indigenous woman

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster and Crew Capsule mockup at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Isaiah J. Downing/File Photo/File Photo

The billionaire space race reflects a colonial mindset that fails to imagine a different world

Wars for spices

Wars for spices