Alongside the British war dead, especially my own family members, this Remembrance Sunday I shall remember all American liberators but especially these African-American liberators.

My take on where we are

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...

Provocative, big-picture essay from a major historian of capitalism

re-upping the gofundme page for Tom and his family www.gofundme.com/f/support-fr...

Fantastic piece by @jamellebouie.net on the VRA and the long arc of the American Republic(s)

(gift link)

Cal State L.A. allows online classes, excused absences as students express fear amid ICE raids

In case you know anyone in the Bay Area in need of either beer or history to help make it through our present troubles, the Profs & Pints discussion of Trump, McKinley, Tariffs, & Populism is back by popular demand. Bartlett Hall, 242 O'Farrell, SF, Apr 17, 6pm.
www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...

Just in case any Bay Area people are looking for a beer and a critique of the Trump/McKinley "Golden Age":

www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

On one hand, Trump is moving at breakneck speed to accomplish a project that is generational in scale, which the country didn’t ask for, doesn’t want, and which won’t solve any of its problems. On the other hand there’s no opposition so who’s to say

Nothing says populism more than celebrating William McKinley

I don't understand why the American Historical Association's Council considers the "Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza" (passed at the AHA annual meeting on Jan. 6) as "outside the scope of the Association's mission."

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

17/20

Here is a statement by my colleague Katherine Franke about the end of her time teaching at Columbia. Please read it. drive.google.com/file/d/1i4cO...

At some point liberals are going to start saying, okay there was a genocide but it’s really the fault of the left for how annoying they were about pointing it out

If it wasn’t obvious before Elon Musk has gone full blown neo Nazi. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/w...

So I’ve had my 1st Black History Month event cancellation because of “DEI concerns,” citing a fear of frivolous suits. Funny thing is, I don’t do DEI, I’m a historian of the Black American experience. A reminder that DEI is just a dog whistle about suppressing history, if you need a reminder.

A catalogue of genocidal violence, but also the profound lack of international action that has allowed this to continue.

Link to the immensely important report here. witnessing-the-gaza-war.com

The passing of Fred Harris & his "New Populism" went almost unnoticed. But the demise of Prairie Populism is one of the key developments in our politics. For explanations we need a deeper look at rural demographics and political economy.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/u...