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Exxon, Shell, and the Math of Venezuelan Oil
Venezuela’s taxes break its oil economics
Jan 14
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Noel Maurer
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Stolen land?
We wish to acknowledge that we gather together today on lands that have been guarded and stewarded through many decades by the shareholders and…
Jan 7
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Noel Maurer
Welcome to the Jungle: Venezuela and the Return of the Empire Trap
Hey, jungles have good points
Jan 4
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Noel Maurer
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The intervention will be televised
You will know if the U.S. is planning to invade Venezuela
Sep 27, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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What if the American Revolution really had been about slavery?
The 1619 Project was social science fiction, but without the American Revolution it might not have been
Aug 24, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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To What is a Slave the Fourth of July?
Maybe more than many people think
Jul 23, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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The American Revolution was good
Without the Revolution, North America looks nothing like the happy Canada we know and love
Jul 21, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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The politics of Abolition in Britain
This started as a Fourth of July post
Jul 10, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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The £4 billion withdrawal
That seems to what following international law is worth to to the United Kingdom
Jun 24, 2025
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Noel Maurer
Abandoning Diego Garcia
As the U.S. gets into the war
Jun 22, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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Mauritius and British guilt
The past sticks around — even when it doesn’t have much to say
Jun 17, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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An Immodest Proposal
The only thing more absurd than U.S. policy in Panama ... no, current U.S. policy couldn’t get more absurd in Panama. Why not just annex the whole…
Apr 27, 2025
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Noel Maurer
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