Roundup Top 10!

America must listen to its prisoners before we make a major mistake by Heather Ann Thompson We’re in danger of repeating the mistake we made after Attica when we let prison reforms fizzle.

The CIA's Tortured Historical Amnesia by Kristie Macrakis What to do about it.

The South Doesn’t Own Slavery by Tiya Miles Rooting out racial injustice only in former Confederate States ignores our country’s true history.

Rules for Radicals by Alan Wolfe A right-wing economist’s plan to rig democracy for the rich.

How a Court Answered a Forgotten Question of Slavery’s Legacy by Arica L. Coleman The question was whether black slaves held by the Cherokee are entitled to the rights of the Cherokee. The answer is yes.

How 9/11 triggered democracy’s decline by Jeremi Suri The attack spawned wars to export democracy abroad, while degrading it at home.

The Man the Presidency Changed by Scott S. Greenberger What a forgotten commander in chief can teach Donald Trump.

Is America Still a ‘Nation of Ideas’? by Jedediah Purdy Warring tribes or united by principle: Donald Trump’s presidency forces a question we haven’t had to answer in generations.

The cost of coastal capitalism: How greedy developers left Miami ripe for destruction by Andrew W. Kahrl Building on vulnerable coastlines isn't about ignorance or hubris — it's about profit.

Antifa Says It’s Fighting Fascists. It Just Might Be Helping to Re-Elect Donald Trump. by Ronald Radosh The German Reds had the slogan ‘After Hitler, Us,’ and used their energy and propaganda not against the Nazis, but against the mainstream socialists. It didn’t end well.

The Pentagon's New Wonder Weapons For World Dominion by Alfred W. McCoy Or Buck Rogers in the 21st Century