The Racist Roots of the Electoral College
Although the United States is a relatively new nation, it actually follows the oldest existing constitution still in use…
The Indypendent
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Halloween Tales Your Mama Never Told You
Mythic Origins Like the night itself, the origins of Halloween are shrouded in mystery. Many folklorists, however, trace its…
Who Do the Police Protect and Serve?
Policing in New York City has been marked by racism, classism and corruption throughout its history. Here are a…
The Origins of Modern Policing
In most of the liberal discussions of the recent police killings of unarmed black men, there is an underlying…
What Makes Nonviolent Movements explode?
Why are some protests ignored and forgotten while others explode, dominating the news cycle for weeks and becoming…
In 1819, in the very wake of triumphant counterrevolution, Percy Shelley, in the last line of his most radical…
By Adam Federman Would not a Barack Obama presidency signify the rehabilitation of American empire and of American…