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Against the Grain

Criminalizing Immigrants

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Donald Trump infamously targeted immigrants — and many rejoiced when he left office. But, as historian Elliott Young points out, the criminalization of immigrants has been a bipartisan affair, going back 140 years. He discusses the intersection of mass incarceration and the detention of immigrants. Resources: Elliott Young, Forever Prisoners: How the United States Made … Continued

Letters and Politics

Slavery in California By Any Other Name: A History of the Indigenous People of California

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Guest: William Bauer, professor of history at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where he is the Director of American Indian & Indigenous Studies.  He is also a citizen of the Round Valley Reservation in northern California.  He is the co-author of the book We Are the Land: A History of Native California. Previously he … Continued

UpFront

Infrastructure Bill; Forest Fire Management; Violent Police Crackdown on Line 3 Protest; History of Anti-Vax Sentiment; Taliban Advances

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Tuesday, August 10th, 2021: The Senate moves to vote on Infrastructure bill. Controversial shift in forest fire management. Violent police crackdown on Indigenous Stop Line 3 pipeline protesters. A history of anti-vaccination sentiment. What do Taliban advances in Afghanistan mean for people there? All this plus headline news! photo: Ian Hutchinson via Unsplash