http://otabenga.org/taxonomy/term/80 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://otabenga.org/node/104 <p><em>Originally posted in</em> <a href="http://www.radicalphilosophy.com/default.asp?channel_id=2187&amp;editorial_id=14344">Radical Philosophy</a> <em>Issue 123, January/February 2004.</em></p> <p>Two hundred years ago this month (January 2004), the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the island of Hispaniola became the independent nation of Haiti. Few transformations in world history have been more momentous, few required more sacri?ce or promised more hope. And few have been more thoroughly forgotten by those who would have us believe that this history has since come to a desirable end with the eclipse of struggles for socialism, national liberation and meaningful independence in the developing world. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://otabenga.org/node/104">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://otabenga.org/node/104#comments connecting Peter Hallward Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:03:18 -0700 otabenga1 104 at http://otabenga.org http://otabenga.org/node/85 <p><em>The Ota Bengas of today are people all over the planet treated as less than human by a system built on greed, profit, and violence. What follows is an example. The story was reposted from <a href="http://haitianalysis.com/2007/9/4/if-stones-could-float-the-british-press-and-the-turks-and-caicos-boat-disaster">HaitiAnalysis.Com.</a></em> <span class='read-more'><a href="http://otabenga.org/node/85">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://otabenga.org/node/85#comments connecting Peter Hallward Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:12:18 -0600 otabenga1 85 at http://otabenga.org