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Reclaiming Possibility: A Rant Against Despair
Fear can crowd out our imaginations and dampen our compassion.
Abolition Is Not Merely a Demand, But a Long-Term Struggle
In the fight for abolition, losing an immediate demand should not deter us from the long-term struggle.
Trump Accused Howard Zinn of “Propaganda.” But Zinn Was Right About US History.
Zinn believed that teaching the unvarnished truth about history was the best way to combat propaganda.
Trump to Black Americans: “You Have to Learn” About “Your History”
The president threatened last week to sign an executive order punishing “anarchists” who destroy statues with jail time.
What New York City’s Cholera Epidemics Can Teach Us in the Age of COVID-19
Like COVID now, the city’s response to cholera in the 1800s was driven by the class and race of those who fell ill.
How Will COVID-19 Change the World?
Historian Frank Snowden discusses epidemics from the Black Death to smallpox to COVID-19.
Formerly Incarcerated People Should Be Compensated for Telling Their Stories
Expecting us to tell our incarceration stories to people who are paid to be there is yet another inequity we suffer.
1918 Flu Was Linked to a Rise in Nazi Support. Will This Pandemic Be Similar?
As with coronavirus, the 1918 pandemic led to a rise in xenophobia and budget cuts. Then it helped usher in Nazi rule.
Why We Shouldn’t Quantify the COVID-19 Pandemic in Terms of 9/11
9/11 fostered an anti-immigrant and racist police state. What we most need post-COVID is a society built on mutual care.
Barr Says “History Is Written by the Winners” After Flynn’s Charges Were Dropped
To critics, Barr's response was a clear betrayal of the standards that should be upheld by the Justice Department.