We've never done anything big in this country without little banks. Yet the number of community banks in the US has been steadily declining for decades, giving way to big banks that have little connection to the communities they claim to serve. The massive, unprecedented shift toward such a highly concentrated banking sector has weakened our ......
The Inside Story of the Prosecutor Who Took Down Baltimore's Most Crooked Cops
The true story of how federal law enforcement flipped the playbook and convicted a corrupt unit of Baltimore police. In 2015 and 2016, Baltimore was reeling after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody and the protests that followed. In the midst of this unrest, the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) roamed the city, ......
The story of a power struggle that dominated Florida politics for decades The power struggle between Claude Pepper and Ed Ball in the mid-twentieth century impacted the future of Florida. This lively account of their interlocking careers-both dominated by a personal quest for power, money, and purpose-illuminates the historical role of these two ......
Indigeneity and the Violence of Colonial Erasure in Contemporary Canada
Since the early 2000s, the Canadian government has attempted reconciliation with Indigenous nations through varied efforts: treaty processes, government commissions, rebranding campaigns for settler-owned businesses, workshops for state and local officials, school curriculum changes, and a recently christened national holiday However, as Joseph ......
Indigeneity and the Violence of Colonial Erasure in Contemporary Canada
Since the early 2000s, the Canadian government has attempted reconciliation with Indigenous nations through varied efforts: treaty processes, government commissions, rebranding campaigns for settler-owned businesses, workshops for state and local officials, school curriculum changes, and a recently christened national holiday However, as Joseph ......
State Politics and the Fractured US Response to HIV/AIDS
Patchwork Pandemic is the first ever history of how individual American states responded to the HIV/AIDS crisis-and an eyeopening look at how a fragmented federalist system creates disparities in public health policy. Public health in the United States has long been rife with inequity due to a federalist system that relies on state and local ......
State Politics and the Fractured US Response to HIV/AIDS
Patchwork Pandemic is the first ever history of how individual American states responded to the HIV/AIDS crisis-and an eyeopening look at how a fragmented federalist system creates disparities in public health policy. Public health in the United States has long been rife with inequity due to a federalist system that relies on state and local ......
The number of Black state and federal judges has grown considerably in the post-Civil Rights Era. They are, in fact, the second most represented group of judges in the state and federal courts. Furthermore, historic appointments of Black men and women to the federal judiciary, including Ketanji Brown Jackson, as well as generally increased calls ......
The number of Black state and federal judges has grown considerably in the post-Civil Rights Era. They are, in fact, the second most represented group of judges in the state and federal courts. Furthermore, historic appointments of Black men and women to the federal judiciary, including Ketanji Brown Jackson, as well as generally increased calls ......
