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China, opium and racial capitalism: Amitav Ghosh on the roots of a deadly business
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn 'Smoke and Ashes,' Amitav Ghosh draws comparisons between America's modern opioid crisis and the West's flooding of China with opium in the 18th century.
This day in history
The Newberry Observer, S.C. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 29—November 29: 1530 — Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, former adviser to England's King Henry VIII, died. 1864 — The Sand Creek Massacre occurred in Colorado when a militia led by Colonel John ...
Defense & National Security — Russia-Ukraine war at top of list for UN meeting
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. and other countries opposed to Russia’s war in Ukraine will be brought to the table at this...
How opium’s dark history explains today’s prescription drug crisis
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThere are rumours that swirl in the writing world: all the publishing houses of the UK now have...
The 60 Best Action Movies Ever, Ranked
MEN'S JOURNAL via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWith so much streaming content, we experience decision fatigue on the regular. But there's one genre that never fails to entertain: action movies. These...
