A Historian’s Reflections on American Dissent
July 28, 2020
Historian, Ralph Young on current and past dissent in America
Category: Current Events
The Misogyny of Covid and White Supremacy
July 27, 2020
—Zillah Eisenstein
Covid has also laid bare the intimate structures of patriarchy and male privilege.
Who’s saving who? Covid-19 Threats to Non-Human Animals
July 14, 2020
—Lisa Jean Moore
The loss of habitat, use for bait, and harvesting for biomedical applications has decimated the populations of the horseshoe crab in North America—and it is about to get worse.
Gearing up for the Election: An eBook Special
July 13, 2020
With the Presidential election rapidly approaching, we’re spending the summer reading up on political issues and election history. Get geared up for the election this summer with our recommended reading,… READ MORE
Tracing Black Lives Matter Back in Time
July 7, 2020
—Paula C. Austin
Young Black people’s engagement in campaigns against anti-Black violence has a long history, even well beyond what many conventionally understand to be the civil rights movement.
Writing is Fighting: Documenting the Long Struggle Against White Supremacy
June 24, 2020
—Gerald Horne
Celebrated historian reflects on our world today and what Black scholarship means to our future.
DACA: Some Thoughts, Some Links
June 19, 2020
—Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
Yesterday’s outcome opens the door for thousands of new dreamers to request deferred action for the first time since the policy ended and realize their potential…
Excerpt from Evaluating Police Uses of Force
June 17, 2020
Read an excerpt from a new book by Seth W. Stoughton, Jeffrey J. Noble and Geoffrey P. Alpert that provides a critical understanding and evaluation of police tactics and the use of force.