Call for Contributors: Parties and Politics
The Activist History Review invites proposals for our October 2018 issue, “Parties and Politics.”
Author: Andreas Meyris
Is It Time to Bury Neoliberalism?: Maybe, Maybe Not
Neoliberalism is an incredibly complex system of political economy and there are many more questions to answer. Still, as the contributors all brought up this month, historians have an important role in deconstructing an abusive market system.
Who Remembers Francis Galatis?: Police Brutality, Post-War New York, and a Movement Unrealized
Officer John Brullman’s conviction for violating Francis Galatis’s civil rights was the high water mark of years of activism against police brutality. But it wasn’t really a victory, it was a right hand turn.
Review: Boom and Bust, Unit 6 of Joyce Appleby’s The American Vision
The American Vision falls short of many important historiographical trends. Political history, or more accurately Presidential history, is important for students to learn—our democratic government operates (or is at least supposed to) on a legalistic basis. But history is a discipline that at its best seeks to understand the human experience. It studies human beings doing things. A more comprehensive textbook would necessitate more space be given to history “from the bottom up.”
May Day in America: US Protest in Global Context
May Day represents a political tradition long forgotten to most Americans. For many, the celebration is marked by a dance around the Maypole, an old pagan tradition of white costumes and ribbons meant to mark the coming of warmer months and the beginning of the growing season.
Review: Man in the High Castle and American Fascism
As a young and hopeful historian, one thing I am commonly asked by friends and family is whether or not their favorite historical drama or “period piece” is “historically accurate.”
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