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Protesters calling for return to military government for 90 days. The placard in the picture reads: "S.O.S. Armed Forces: Enough! We want a fundamental cleanup, and power back in 90 days." Photo courtesy of Vice News.

After the Election: The View from Recent Brazilian Politics

November 16, 2016November 15, 2016 Greg Childs Brazil, electoral politics, Politics

This one is going to be difficult. I will be heading to Brazil over the winter break to conduct some

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The Constitutional Convention, 1787. Source: history.com.

Slavery, Democracy, and the Racialized Roots of the Electoral College

November 14, 2016July 1, 2017 Christopher F. Petrella Constitution, electoral politics, Politics

At 11:45 p.m. on November 6, 2012, Donald Trump tweeted that “the electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.”

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Managed Democracy and the Illusion of Politics

October 23, 2016October 22, 2016 Russell Rickford 2016 Presidential Election, democracy, electoral politics, Politics

Now that another sordid election cycle is almost behind us, the pundit class has begun to issue the customary pleas

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Kristi Castlin, Brianna Rollins, and Nia Ali. Rio 2016 Olympic Games, August 17, 2016. Source: Cameron Spencer / Getty Images.

Black Women Athletes, Protest, and Politics: An Interview with Amira Rose Davis

October 14, 2016October 13, 2016 Ashley Farmer Colin Kaepernick, Politics, sports

The country is now recognizing black athletes as protest leaders and the sports field as a viable space for resistance and

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Black Journalist T. Thomas Fortune Prophetically Predicts Today’s Political Climate

September 24, 2016September 21, 2016 Shawn Leigh Alexander black politics, Donald Trump, Politics, T. Thomas Fortune, Trumpism

Civil rights activist and journalist T. Thomas Fortune was one of the most eloquent and instrumental voices of black America

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