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David Dinkins, Coalition Politics & New York City in Crises

September 28, 2026 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A Fragile Alliance: David Dinkins, Coalition Politics, and the Struggle to Govern a City in Crisis (Fordham University Press, 2026) by James J. Barney that examines the rise, mayoralty, and electoral defeat of New York City‘s first Black mayor, David Dinkins.

Dinkins’s historic 1989 election brought together a diverse, multiracial alliance that defeated entrenched political power and promised a new vision for the city. [Read more…] about David Dinkins, Coalition Politics & New York City in Crises

Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Thomas Nast & Chinese American History

September 25, 2025 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Migration from Asia to the United States was minimal before the 1800s, but facing poverty and political instability large numbers of Chinese residents began looking a better life in the West from the 1840s onward.

Many would escape the Taiping Rebellion, a large-scale civil war that had started in 1850. Lasting for fourteen years, violence and persecution encompassed much of Southern China, pushing citizens away from their traditional homes. [Read more…] about Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Thomas Nast & Chinese American History

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

October 28, 2024 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

On October 27, 1986, Republican President Ronald Reagan signed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. The Act, with the overall “War on Drugs,” drove the Untied States to incarcerate a large proportion of its population. The number of those in prison or jail rose from about 500,000 in 1980 to nearly 2.3 million in 2013. [Read more…] about The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

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