Trump Gambles on American Racial Tension
Guest post by Graig R. Klein, Carla Martínez Machain, and Efe Tokdemir Doubling down on a law and…
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What Can Reparations Do?
Guest post by Elsa Voytas On June 19, 2020 (Juneteenth), protesters from Minnesota to Louisiana chanted “Reparations Now”…
Uighurs in China
In 2018, a Kazakh-Chinese woman named Sayragul Sauytbay blew the whistle on the Xinjiang “re-education” camps after she…
Why A Wall (Still) Won’t Save Us
By Alex Braithwaite and guest contributor Christopher Linebarger President Trump’s recent visit to Arizona came at a time…
When Do They Shoot? The Social Origins of Officers’ Disobedience
Guest post by Eric Hundman and Sarah E. Parkinson Between June 2 and 4, after a week of…
Protesting Against Oppression
Guest post by James C. Franklin The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, captured in a…
Could Trump Unite the Nation—Against Himself?
Guest post by Sooyeon Kang As protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery—among…
Why Do Protests Turn Violent? Blame State-Society Relations (and Not Provocateurs)
Guest post by Heather Sullivan As some protests across the country in response to George Floyd’s murder by…
Is 2020 the New 1968?
By Christian Davenport and guest contributors Adrian Arellano and Kiela Crabtree Amidst prolonged protests in cities across the…
The Political Backlash of Repressive Policing
Guest post by Travis Curtice In the United States, thousands of protestors continue to take to the streets…