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Proving That “Hogan’s Heroes” Lied to You: An Op-Ed + Video Regarding Blacks in Germany, Past, Present and Future

• October 24, 2011 • Comments Off

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UPDATE: Der Fuhrer Don’t Like iPad and Other “Downfall” Parodies Removed by YouTube for Copyright Infringement

• April 21, 2010 • Comments Off

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For Many Women, Roe Was About More Than Abortion. It Was About Freedom. June 29, 2022
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‘Ghost Flights’? The Facts Behind Transporting Migrant Children June 24, 2022
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The cases against former Gov. Rick Snyder and other top officials were thrown into doubt by the ruling.
Yellowstone Flooding Is a Sign of What’s to Come for National Parks June 16, 2022
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A Decade After DACA, a New Generation of Undocumented Students Rises June 16, 2022
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The Guardian, UK

‘It’s a sham’: Egypt accused of restricting protest in run-up to Cop27 June 29, 2022
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Early human ancestors one million years older than earlier thought June 28, 2022
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Cop15: lack of political leadership leaves crucial nature summit ‘in peril’, warn NGOs June 28, 2022
Nairobi biodiversity talks end in stalemate, prompting open letter to world leaders calling for action before Montreal conferenceUN biodiversity negotiations have reached crisis point due to a lack of engagement from governments, leading NGOs have warned, three years after experts revealed that Earth’s life-support systems are collapsing.Last week, countries […]
V&A to display its first African fashion exhibition June 28, 2022
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Moroccan authorities accused of trying to cover up Melilla deaths June 27, 2022
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Calls for investigation over deaths in Moroccan-Spanish border crossing June 26, 2022
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El Salvador to escalate its security crackdown after death of police officers June 29, 2022
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Jubilation and hope as convention puts final stamp on Chile’s new draft constitution June 29, 2022
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The BBC

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