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The Politics of Power: This Side of Glory and the Black Panther Party

February 13, 2012 by Sandra Korn

This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party David Hilliard and Lewis Cole 438pp. Little, Brown and Company. $20. The Occupy movement that has consumed the attention of America’s news media, city governments, and populace for the past few months is not the first to attempt—or … Read more

Rigoberta Menchú and the Oral History of a Repressed People

February 13, 2012 by Olivia Zhu

I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala Edited and Introduced by Elisabeth Burgos-Debray Translated by Ann Wright 290 pp. Verso Books. $22.95. Journalists and international officials have markedly ignored the modern history of Guatemala. The nation’s past includes a long list of wrongs against the indigenous peoples of the country, including exploitation by wealthy, … Read more