Professor Kathryn Olivarius discusses her book, Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom. Professor Olivarius uses yellow fever to frame how wealth, class, […]
Yellow Fever and New Orleans with Kathryn Olivarius
Colonialism: Religion, Class, Race with Gerald Horne
Professor Gerald Horne discusses his book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century. Prof. Horne […]
Smashing Monuments with Erin Thompson
Professor Erin Thompson discusses her book, “Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America’s Public Monuments.” Prof. Thompson explains the role of Confederate monuments, what […]
Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution with James Oakes
James Oakes is a Distinguished Professor of History and Graduate School Humanities Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He […]
Violent Extremists of Jan. 6th with Jacob Glick
Jacob Glick, Policy Counsel at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center, served as Investigative Counsel, Select Committee to Investigate […]
White Resistance to Federal Power with Jefferson Cowie
Jefferson Cowie discusses his 2022 book, “Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power.” By examining the local history of Barbour County in […]
Mapping CRT Attacks with Taifha Alexander
Taifha Natalee Alexander, J.D., LL.M., Project Director CRT Forward Critical Race Studies Program UCLA School of Law, discusses the how Critical Race Theory has become […]
Rise of Police Unions with Ayesha Bell Hardaway
Professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway talks about her 2022 article, “The Rise of Police Unions on the Back of the Black Freedom Movement.” Professor Bell Hardaway […]
White Christian Nationalism with Bradley Onishi
Professor Bradley Onishi discusses his book. “Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism- and What Comes Next.” Prof. Onishi talks about the […]
Scenario Training and Police Reform with Jessica Katzenstein
Dr. Jessica Katzenstein discusses her research on how U.S. police officers absorb and resist reforms during a mounting legitimacy crisis. She explores why reforms fail […]
