Also in the Washington Post ("Made by History"), Matthew Lassiter (University of Washington) on "How White Americans’ refusal to accept busing has kept schools segregated. [read post]

Dean, UCLA, “The Politics of Decarceration in Ronald Reagan’s California”ENVISIONING A COMPASSIONATE STATE: LEFT AND LIBERAL CHALLENGES TO“TOUGH” POLICIES IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY UNITED STATES ** Moderator: LaDale Winling, Virginia TechPanelists: Brooke Depenbusch, Colgate University, “The Lost Promise of General Relief: Activists, Reformers, and the Midcentury Struggle to Expand the Safety Net”Emma Amador, University of Connecticut, Storrs,… [read post]

Lassiter v. [read post]