Commentary
Land Struggles and Democracy in Zimbabwe
Framing the land issue in Zimbabwe as “white farmers vs. black peasants” buys into a racial smokescreen about what is at stake. In the U.S., that smokescreen is promoted by white-owned media, acting in ironic alliance with Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe. In both cases, though from opposite sides, obscuring the nature of real democratic land…
Framing the land issue in Zimbabwe as "white farmers vs. black peasants" buys into a racial smokescreen about what is at stake. In the U.S., that…
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