The End of Three Mile Island
On September 20th of this year, the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit One nuclear power…
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Whistleblowing Sans Frontières: Edward Snowden, Philip Agee, and the Transnational Challenge of National Security Dissent
On July 2, 2013, the plane of Bolivian President Evo Morales took off from Moscow…
Capital Punishment and the Battle for America’s Soul
In 1976, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan welcomed the news that after a ten-year moratorium, executions…
The Cuatro Gatos That Never Were The People’s Voices and the New Puerto Rico
El pueblo habló … — Pedro Roselló Shortly before midnight on July 24, 2019, the…
On Heartbeats, Abolitionists, and Abortion Bans
When Georgia, Alabama, and Missouri passed their restrictive abortion laws this month, many were outraged.…
Histories of Abortion in the United States
The Journal of American History has compiled the following index for readers who would like to learn more about…
In America, Trees Symbolize Both Freedom and Unfreedom
Extralegal violence committed by white men in the name of patriotism is a founding tradition…
Building “Christian Fellowship”: Asian American Student Activism on the West Coast
In his latest book, The End of White Christian America, Robert Jones notes that white…
Church Ladies and Grassroots Political Religion
Following the excitement of the 2017 Women’s March, many white suburban women in swing districts…
Evangelicals and Immigration: A Conflicted History
Last June, a national outcry followed the Trump administration’s policy to separate children from their…