Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is jailed for refusing to testify against Julian Assange, whose confinement in Ecuador's London embassy puts the lie to much of the Russiagate fantasy.

This week readers engaged with the question of reparations for slavery and Black America’s stake in environmentalism. Strong responses came for 

Slavery is everywhere banned, but the ethos of the slave trade thrives in the baby-buying business.

The illegal slave trade continued right up to the Civil War, requiring US authorities to “recapture” and then expel the human cargo.

Bernie Sanders is slightly more popular among black Democratic voters than white ones.