Policing the World

The link between modern policing and the U.S. national security state means they will have to be democratized together.

American Racism in the Time of Plagues

The United States has a long history of blaming Asian immigrants for outbreaks of disease. Every time, democracy and public health suffer.

Militarizing the Presidency

In an era of military solutionism, can citizens still exercise control over American military force?

Lessons from the Nuclear Freeze Movement

It showed how a big-tent coalition can change policy and win elections.

When W. E. B. Du Bois Was “Un-American”

At the height of the McCarthy era, he was punished for trying to keep alive a free and open debate about U.S. military, economic, and foreign policy.

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