On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC, Professor Burns lauds…
Can protests cause political change, or are they merely symptoms of underlying shifts in policy preferences? We address this question by…
Professor Burns reflects on recent Supreme Court decisions dealing with voting rights and same-sex marriage.
This study documents an increase in the prevalence of extreme poverty among US households with children between 1996 and 2011 and assesses…
“Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for…
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“The residents at a facility for disabled young people in Chicago build trust and make friends in an effort to fight against their living…
“This graphic novel trilogy is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in…
“Oscar wakes up on New Years’s Eve and decides to try and be a better person to those he cares about. The day goes well until an encounter…
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“No journalist has reckoned with the psychology of war as intimately as David Finkel. In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from…
“Among LGBTQ activists, there is a long history of lesbians and gay men dismissing bisexuals, transgender people, and other gender and…