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The Dismantling of Black Studies

Jafari Sinclaire Allen The Nation
Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

Pedro Sánchez Isn’t Waiting for a Savior

Nomiki Konst The Nation
At a recent summit, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez gathered leftist leaders and warned of a new authoritarian world order. Sánchez has positioned himself as a leader of the left who recognizes the need for strong alliances.

April 12, 1861, Confederate Forces Fired on Fort Sumter

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
Their move had come because the elite enslavers who controlled those southern states believed that Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860 itself marked the end of their way of life.
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