Jelani Cobb

Discover an alarming tale of how the right of Americans to say "no" to medical research is eroding, particularly during the race to produce a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19. The book exposes the medical rights that were sacrificed on the altar of military expediency, leading to the forced experimentation of an anthrax vaccine on ground troops. The military then proceeded to impose nonconsensual testing of PolyHeme in civilian urbanities, enrolling over 20,000 non-consenting subjects since 2005. Learn how modifications to the Code of Federal Regulations have permitted investigators to conduct research without patients' consent or knowledge, making it more important than ever to question the U.S. medical-research system.

This book explores why political conservatives view immigrants from Mexico and Latin America as an emotionally charged population. The author connects the modern immigration debate to America's history of indigenous dispossession, chattel slavery, the Mexican-American War, and Jim Crow. Cristina Beltrán explains how white supremacy was a participatory practice of racial violence, domination, and exclusion that allowed white citizens to exceed the law. However, she also discusses growing movements for migrant and racial justice that offer hope. This thought-provoking work is part of the Forerunners series, which features gray literature publishing and draws on scholarly work from a variety of sources.

This book discusses the realities of international competition post-Cold War, as great powers vie for honor and influence. The world remains "unipolar," but threats of regional conflict loom with the rise of powers like China and Russia. The author challenges liberal democratic countries to choose whether they want to shape history or let others shape it for them.

Discover how the gospel can offer hope and resistance to the poor and disenfranchised in this classic treatise. Author Howard Thurman explores the life of Jesus as a partner in the pain of the oppressed, offering solutions to ending moral decay. Love and self-love, not hatred, are the keys to empowerment and God's justice.

A political and philosophical masterpiece, this book explores the paradoxes and contradictions between personal ideals and political reality in American history. Written during the postwar years, it remains relevant today, cited by politicians across the political spectrum. The author argues against moral complacency and warns against the dangers of virtue and arrogance. With its impassioned and eloquent prose, this book challenges readers to rethink their assumptions about right and wrong, war and peace.

El día siguiente a la victoria de Donald Trump en las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos, los empleados del Departamento de Energía —un ministerio que gestiona algunos de los riesgos más peligrosos a los que se enfrenta la humanidad— esperaron, como es habitual, la llegada del equipo del nuevo presidente. Sin embargo, nadie se presentó para gestionar el periodo de transición. Nadie llamó ni dio señales de vida. El que iba a ser el próximo gobierno no parecía interesado en gobernar, y mucho menos en dejar de lado la ideología para afrontar cuestiones eminentemente pragmáticas y comprender y abordar los problemas reales del país. La administración de Trump, con una enorme arrogancia y un desprecio absoluto por el trabajo de gran parte de las instituciones, entró en la administración con la única ambición de deshacerse de las políticas implementadas por Barack Obama, denunciar a quienes creyeran en el cambio climático y lucrarse personalmente del desmantelamiento paulatino de varios servicios públicos. En una historia tan increíble que a veces parece mentira, Michael Lewis relata, con su característico y fascinante estilo, la peligrosa combinación de ignorancia, desprecio a la ley e intereses privados que guiaron los primeros pasos del gobierno de Donald Trump.

Algorithms of Oppression sheds light on the shocking discrimination that exists within search engines and the internet. Through analyzing data and media searches, author Safiya Umoja Noble exposes the racist and sexist practices that exist within online discoverability. This book is a powerful call to action, illustrating the importance of understanding and reversing these disquieting trends if we are to create a fairer online community. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand how racism is created, maintained, and disseminated in the digital age.

A war correspondent returns home to report on the social discord caused by the pandemic, leading him to witness right-wing militias in Michigan, an uprising for racial justice in Minneapolis, antifascist clashes in Portland, and an attempted insurrection in Washington, D.C. This eyewitness narrative builds month by month, from the onset of COVID-19 to the attack on the US Capitol, providing an urgent warning about a pivotal moment in American history.