In this episode, I talk to Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, about the history of Black Abolition and the role political violence can play in forcing social change. 

Cognitive Dissident

Black Abolition and the Question of Political Violence

I discuss how the concept of "child endangerment" has been used by the government to police and incarcerate vulnerable black and brown women. 

Policing Pregnancy

In a raw and occasionally funny episode, I attempt to capture what it was like to be a Wellesley College student in the era of coronavirus. 

A Campus Amidst Coronavirus

Experience a week in politics with me, from the South Carolina primary to Super Tuesday! 

Super Tuesday

I discuss how biometric technologies are being used by states as a method of social control. 

Biometric Citizenship

I discuss the racialization of Muslims post 9/11 and its connection to the American surveillance state 

The Surveillance State

I trace the history of abortion in America and discuss the way federalism makes way for restrictive regulations on abortion. 