The Congressional Black Caucus and the Dilemmas of Progressive Politics
President Donald Trump’s request for White House correspondent April Ryan to “set up” a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus
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Radicalizing the Resistance in the Age of Trump
Who knew an act of civic engagement could produce such exhilaration and ambivalence? A few weeks ago I attended a
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The Rise of Global Conservatism and Resistance in the Age of Trump
The travel ban on Muslims and refugees. Withdrawal of federal protections for transgender students. The reinstatement of the global gag
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Black Genealogies of Power: Seven Maxims for Resistance in the Trump Years
“Power concedes nothing without demand,” argued Frederick Douglass in one of his most cited speeches. “It never did and it
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Race, History, and the #ScienceMarch
Donald Trump is an anti-science president. In fact, his entire raison d’être—perhaps unsurprisingly—stands at cross-purposes with the scientific method, systematic
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