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Before Trump eyed Greenland: Here’s what happened last time the US bought a large chunk of the Arctic
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In 1867, the US bought Alaska from Tsar Alexander II for a tidy sum of $7.2
million. Trump probably wouldn't be able to get that kind of bargain for
Greenl...
5 hours ago
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Thank you. That has always been one of my favourite Baez songs. And this morning it made me weep.
Thanks Cat.
Thanks Pav. It's very odd. This song came into my head a fortnight ago so I went and purchased it then from iTunes: the Judy Collins version as well as an ensemble version by Nanci Griffith with Lucinda Williams, Odetta, Steve Earle and Tish Hinjosa. As I listened to it, it had an incredible poignancy even before the events off Christmas Island this past week.
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