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A Compact for the Good of America? Slavery and the Three-Fifths Compromise

The recent election has renewed interest in the history of the Electoral College, as evident in Christopher F. Petrella’s excellent

As I write these words in response to the election of Donald J. Trump, I must first pause to acknowledge

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and

We’re learning a lot these days about the historical roots of mass incarceration. Michelle Alexander’s wildly successful book, The New

During the Democratic primaries, I preferred Bernie Sanders to Hillary R. Clinton but could never really “feel the Bern.” Sanders’