Clint Smith is a writer and poet. He’s the author of the new book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. He’s also a staff writer at The Atlantic.
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Clint Smith on Juneteenth & Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
What name is there for this sort of violence? What do you call it when the road you walk on is named for those who imagined you under a noose? What do you call it when the roof over your head is named after people who would have wanted the bricks to crush you?
June 22, 2021
New Zealand Parliament peak oil report: The next oil shock? (report excerpt)
Oil is “the lifeblood of modern civilisation”. This paper provides an overview of the global oil market. In particular, it examines the outlook for oil supply and demand over the next five years, and the economic consequences.
October 14, 2010
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