The Strange Career of Voting Rights in Texas
Republicans in Texas, and indeed around the country, remain hell-bent on going back to the future.
Tag: Trump
Coup Q & A
Scholars of white supremacy, fascism, and the state answer questions about the Capitol Insurrection, its implications, and how we should respond.
Call for Contributors: Responding to Far-Right Militants
The Activist History Review invites proposals for our June 2020 issue, “Responding to Far-Right Militants.”
The Colonization of Puerto Rico and the Limits of Impeachment
It is misleading to call impeachment “justice” when it reflects the priorities of empire.
The People Take on the Elites: Democratic vs. Authoritarian Populism
What the Establishment really fears is a challenge to the status quo and the empowerment of ordinary people—a democratization of politics rather than the mere administration of the state by political insiders.
The Time for Equality is Now!
The cravenly undemocratic ethos of the Republican Party is reaching new heights in their desperation to retain power at any cost. Theirs are not the actions of a government responsible to the people, but those of a cabal of self-interested elites.
Tyrannical Fears: What if Trump Is the Tyrant Gun Owners Fear?
Usually it is the Left that is stereotyped as tyrannical with its political correctness and assertions of rights, according to the standard Republican line. But really, it’s Trump coming for people’s land, stampeding over rights, and ignoring public opinion.
Freedom Summer was the Ultimate Protest Summer. It’s Time for Another One!
Recent efforts to weaken both public education and the Voting Rights Act show that it is time to try again.
Call for Contributors for May 2018 Issue, “Corruption”
The Activist History Review invites proposals for our May 2018 issue, “Corruption.”
Call for Papers: The Activist History Review’s 2018 Conference on Power
The Activist History Review invites proposals for its annual conference on June 16, 2018, organized around the theme of power.
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