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The Rise of Illiberalism: A Threat to Liberal Democracy
Illiberalism is defined by both its opposition to and dependence on liberalism—understood as an ideology and as a democratic system...
Does Free Speech Have a Future?
About the book The Life and Death of Freedom of Expression by Richard Moon, published by University of Toronto Press…
How the SAVE Act Threatens Voting Rights in the U.S.
The SAVE Act could block millions from voting through strict ID rules—despite no evidence of widespread noncitizen voting in the U.S.
Citizens United: Impact of Wealthy Donors and Dark Money
The effectiveness of legislative efforts to curb dark money, the role of…
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Truth and Authoritarianism in America
As millions of Americans are learning, it isn’t hard to tell when you are living in an autocracy. The signs are clear...
Dual Justice: Crime, Class, and Corporate Accountability
About the book Dual Justice: America’s Divergent Approaches to Street…
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How Group Empathy Can Transform Politics and Society
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Rethinking Colonial Caribbean History
Winner of the 2022 James A. Rawley Prize in Atlantic History
3 Ways Colonialism Shaped Modern Inequality
Winner of the 2023 Merze Tate – Elinor Ostrom Outstanding Book Award
Asian Immigration and the Myth of Suburban Stability
2023 Lawrence W. Levine Award Winner
Cuba’s Kleptocracy: How It Operates and Why It Matters
Behind the revolutionary rhetoric lies a kleptocracy – a system built on corruption, power, and control.
Religion in International Politics: Power and Influence
No one with their eyes open can currently say that religion plays no role in international politics at this time.
The Walls Have Eyes: Technology and Migration Today
About the Book The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, by Petra Molnar, published by…
A New History of Atlantic Slavery from the Global South
Nearly 12.5 million enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas during the era of the Atlantic slave trade...
When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness
In the fourth century BCE, the Greek philosopher Aristotle labeled sleep “a border-land between living and not living.”
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The Rise of Illiberalism: A Threat to Liberal Democracy
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A Comprehensive Search for a Fair Immigration Policy
Book authors often think about timing. Will a book feel out-of-date as soon as it’s published? Or will publication come…
Dual Justice: Crime, Class, and Corporate Accountability
In March 2025, President Donald Trump marched into the Justice Department and declared an end to the “Department of Injustice.”…
Land Remains the World’s Engine of Social Change
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The Multiple Political Orders in New York City
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Politics of Love
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We Were Never Meant to Obey: Weaving Abolitionist Constellations
I invite you to come along with me, tapping into an open heart and sense of curiosity. Because then, you…
Suicide by False Belief
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Cuba’s Kleptocracy: How It Operates and Why It Matters
A kleptocracy is defined as “a society or system ruled by people who use their power to steal their country's…
How Neoliberalism Reshaped Democracy After 1989
The latest Democracy Index 2024 snapshot of the state of democracy in 165 independent states showed that democracy is not…
Voice and Protest in Times of Democratic Decline
Democracy is facing an acute crisis today. Authoritarianism is on the rise all over the world, societies are more polarized…
Why Are Governments Short-Sighted?
In the 1930s and ʼ40s, then president Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his fireside chats, a series of radio addresses on…
How State Sovereignty Fuels Language Loss: Lessons from Tibet
Living in times of multiple high-speed crises, it’s easy to overlook slow-moving trends that play out over centuries instead of…
Persecution and Genocide: A Long History
In 2002, Samantha Power, later US ambassador to the United Nations, 2013-2017, declared that we were living in an “age…
What Gets Absorbed? Jews, Race, and Identity Across the Americas
For over five centuries, Jewish presence in the Americas has come into contact with Black and Indigenous presences in these…