Cognitive Dissident

Black Abolition and the Question of Political Violence

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson [http://www.kelliecarterjackson.com/about], 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.

Policing Pregnancy

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

A Campus Amidst Coronavirus

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.

Super Tuesday

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

Biometric Citizenship

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