Cognitive Dissident

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, 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. 

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

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. 

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

I discuss the racialization of Muslims post 9/11 and its connection to the American surveillance state 

I trace the history of abortion in America and discuss the way federalism makes way for restrictive regulations on abortion. 

I discuss Asian American voting patterns and why they matter. 

I talk about some of the most incredible women journalists and writers of their time.

I talk about voter suppression in America and collaboration between African Americans and Asian Americans during the Civil Rights Era!