Derailing Stereotypes of Masculinity, Queerness, and Gang Violence
In her new book, Vanessa Panfil offers a detailed and nuanced portrayal of homosexual life among gangs in Ohio.
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‘Locking Up Our Own’ and the Roots of the Mass Incarceration of Black America
James Forman Jr.'s first book chronicles with compassion how the actions of black leaders sometimes hurt the very people they sought to save.
How the U.S. Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein's magisterial new book tracks how the government segregated America—and how new policy, and new education, could save us.
Confronting Race and Colonialism in Contemporary America
In his latest book, Chris Hayes urges white Americans to take black suffering seriously.
Have We Been Looking at Mass Incarceration All Wrong?
In his new book, John Pfaff argues that the cause of mass incarceration isn’t the War on Drugs, it’s prosecutorial power.
What ‘Stand Your Ground’ Really Means
A new book traces the legal history of self-defense in America—and shows how laws for self-protection have been generally reserved for whites.
Back in the Hole: America’s Inability to Put an End to Solitary Confinement
A new book teaches the alarming lesson that all attempts at reforming solitary confinement have merely enabled the…
When Wilderness Was Strictly Whites-Only
Today,environmental conservation is often painted as an act of compassion — but the history of the movement is fraught with…
Printed Pistols and Racial Panic
When Cody Wilson pioneered 3-D printing for guns, he claimed the technology represented a victory for liberty. In Wilson's new book, it seems "liberty" can also mean "racial purity."
Super-Predators and Midnight Basketball
It’s time politicians take real responsibility for their participation in tough-on-crime demagoguery. By Malcolm Harris (Photo: B.C. Lorio/Flickr)…