Sunday, December 1, 2024
Sunday, November 24, 2024
City Time in Kirkus Reviews
Monday, November 4, 2024
Triumph of the Swill
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
City Time in Publisher's Weekly
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
NYC Event 9/20: Opposing Carceral Design
On Friday, September 20, I will appear on the panel "Opposing Carceral Design," alongside Tomie Arai (Chinatown Art Brigade), Mei Lum (W.O.W. Project), and the indefatigable abolitionist researcher Mon Mohapatra.
The event is at 6pm, at 127 Walker Street in Chinatown. Tickets are free and can be found here.
Hope to see you there!
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Three Way Fight Reviewed in Fightback
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Three Way Fight at Pilsen Community Books
Zhana and I will appear alongside editor Xtn Alexander, fellow contributor Michael Staudenmaier, and local eccentric Liz Simmons. More info can be found here.
Always support PCB, and see you there!
Monday, July 1, 2024
The Future Belongs to the Mad
Monday, June 3, 2024
Three Way Fight Book Out Now
Sunday, May 19, 2024
The Horror of Police at Red May
You can watch our discussion, live or later, at this link.
Viva Red May!
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The Jail is Everywhere
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Loren Goldner Presente!
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Berlin as a Community Space vs. Berlin as a Business
Read our discussion now on Hard Crackers: Chronicles of Everyday Life, and say no to pink-washed union busting!
Monday, February 19, 2024
Eric Adams' New York
Monday, January 22, 2024
On the Cosmonaut Podcast
Friday, January 12, 2024
The Undertow
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Tip of the Spear
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Captives Reviewed in Journal of Urban History
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Stop Cop City on Under the Tree
Thanks to everyone who made the Stop Cop City benefit at Pilsen Community Books a big success! We raised roughly $2,500 for the RICO defendants.
A recording of this memorable night, featuring me, Zhana, and a bunch of other great comrades, is now available on the podcast Under the Tree with Bill Ayers.
It can be heard here.
Monday, November 6, 2023
George Floyd Uprising in Los Angeles Review of Books
Check out the review here.
This essential volume can be purchased here.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Stop Cop City
For more information, or to register to attend this event online, click here.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Iowa Bluffs
Saturday, September 30, 2023
A Brilliant Red Thread at Pilsen Community Books
We will screen a short video from Don and lead a discussion of the book and its many lessons. Hope to see you there!
This event will also be live-streamed by our comrades at the Michigan General Defense Committee, but advance registration is required. Please click here to register.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Midwest World History Association Conference
I am honored to be giving the keynote address at the annual conference of the Midwest World History Association, entitled "Outcasts, Pariahs, Criminals: Histories of Others and Othering," at Roosevelt University in Chicago on Friday, September 22nd. I will discuss the historical context of two recent works, Captives and States of Incarceration.
I will also appear on a Saturday panel with my friends Abby Cunniff and Troy Brundidge, discussing our research in progress on the US prison and policing systems. For more information, check out the conference page here.
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Organizing Against Capitalism 2023
Check out all the information on the conference here. Thanks to the Michigan General Defense Committee for inviting us, and hope to see you there!
Friday, June 30, 2023
The George Floyd Uprising Reviewed in Inquest
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Treason to Whiteness Reviewed in Labour / Le Travail
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Interview in ArtSci
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
It's Going Down
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Captives Reviewed in Theoretical Criminology
Friday, May 12, 2023
A Brilliant Red Thread
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Red May 2023
Video of this event is now available here courtesy of Red May. Be sure to check out all their other excellent programming here.
Thanks to Red May and all the comrades in the PNW for having us.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Coming to the Pacific Northwest
In early May, Zhana and I will be traveling through the Pacific Northwest to promote States of Incarceration. Details are as follows:
May 5th: University of Washington, Smith Hall, Room 204, Seattle, 4pm.
May 6th: Pipsqueak, 173 16th Avenue, Seattle, 4:30pm.
May 8th: Lamplighters, 211 4th Ave E, Olympia, 6pm.
May 10: Alder Commons, 4241 NE Prescott St, Portland 6pm.
Thanks to Sean at Red May and Lucas from Chicago for setting this up.
Friday, April 14, 2023
ON STRIKE
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Mass Incarceration on the Cheap
Be sure to check out Inquest, and pick up a copy of States of Incarceration here.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Under the Mask of Philanthropy
For the April issue of the Brooklyn Rail's Field Notes section, I interviewed the activist-scholar Michael Barker about his work on the role of liberal philanthropic foundations in capitalist society. Check it out here.
Thanks to Michael Barker and, as always, the excellent Brooklyn Rail!
Friday, March 17, 2023
Captives Wins New York City Book Award
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Treason to Whiteness Reviewed in the Brooklyn Rail
Check it out here, and never miss an issue of the Brooklyn Rail.
Monday, February 27, 2023
Responding to Police Violence
Advanced registration is required to attend. Click here to sign up!
Thursday, February 16, 2023
On the Majority Report
Thanks to Emma and the rest of the MR crew for having us!
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Captives Reviewed in Vital City
Many thanks to the author for reading with an open mind, and for the honest admission that, thanks to the proponents of new "borough-based jails," we now face the "strong likelihood that, rather than closing Rikers and opening four borough jails, New York City will have an expanded jail system that includes Rikers."
Monday, February 13, 2023
Captives Reviewed in Crime, Media, Culture
The scholar Jane Komori has penned an excellent review of Captives for the journal Crime, Media, Culture. It can be read without a paywall here.
Many thanks to the author for such a generous and sophisticated treatment.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Upcoming Speaking Events in Chicago, Santa Cruz, and Oakland
Monday, 2/6, 7pm, at Pilsen Community Books (1102 West 18th St., Chicago). This is a Chicago area release event for States of Incarceration, and I will appear with co-author Zhandarka Kurti.
Wednesday, 2/8, 12:15pm, at UC Santa Cruz (Humanities Building 1, Room 10). Sponsored by UC Santa Cruz Center for Cultural Studies. I will discuss ongoing research into the present jail expansion plan in New York City.
Wednesday, 2/8, 5pm, at UC Santa Cruz (Humanities Building 1, Room 202). Sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Racial Justice. I will present on Captives and States of Incarceration.
Friday, 2/10, 7pm, at Tamarack (1501 Harrison St., Oakland). Sponsored by the Imaginary Party. I will present on Captives and States of Incarceration.
Hope to see you there!
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The George Floyd Uprising
I am honored to be included, alongside Zhana, in a new anthology of writing on the George Floyd Rebellion out now on PM Press!
Get it here.
From the description:
"In the summer of 2020, America experienced one of the biggest uprisings in half a century. After George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police, angry crowds took to the streets night after night, fighting the police, looting, and eventually burning down the Third Precinct. The revolt soon spread to cities large and small across the country, where rioters set police cars on fire, sacked luxury shopping districts, and forced the president into hiding in a bunker beneath the White House. Throughout the summer and into the fall, localized rebellions continued to erupt in Atlanta, Chicago, Kenosha, Louisville, Philadelphia, and elsewhere.
Written during the riots, The George Floyd Uprising is a
compendium of the most radical writing to come out of that long, hot
summer. These incendiary dispatches—from those on the front lines of the
struggle—examine the new horizons opened by the revolt, as well as the
social, tactical, and strategic obstacles it confronted. This
practical, inspiring collection offers a toolbox for all those actively
seeking to expand and intensify revolts in the future, and it is
essential reading for everyone interested in toppling the state, racism,
and capitalism."
Advance praise:
“Exemplary reflections from today's frontline warriors that will
disconcert liberals but inspire young people who want to live the
struggle in the revolutionary tradition of Robert F. Williams, the Watts
65 rebels, and Deacons for Defense and Justice.”
—Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums and City of Quartz
“This anthology resists police and vigilante murders. It is not an
easy read. We will not all agree on its analyses or advocacy. Yet, its
integrity, clarity, vulnerability, love, and rage are clear. As a
librarian who archives liberators and liberation movements, I recognize
essential reading as a reflection of ourselves and our fears. With
resolution, this text resonates with narratives of mini-Atticas. The
1971 prison rebellion and murderous repression by government and
officialdom reveal the crises that spark radical movements and
increasing calls for self-defense. This volume offers our cracked
mirrors as an opportunity to scrutinize missteps and possibilities, and
hopefully choose wisely even in our sacrifices.”
—Joy James, author of Resisting State Violence: Radicalism, Gender, and Race in U.S. Culture
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Pod Damn America
Monday, January 9, 2023
Two NYC Appearances: 1/15 & 1/16
I will be discussing these books at the following locations. Hope to see you there!
Monday 1/16: 7pm at Our House Infoshop, Broadway Junction (ask a punk).
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
States of Incarceration in Los Angeles Review of Books
Thursday, December 15, 2022
States of Incarceration on Reaktion Books Blog
Monday, December 5, 2022
Dear Rhoda at Pilsen Community Books
The event will be 7pm at Pilsen Community Books, 1102 West 18th St., Chicago. More information can be found here.
Hope to see you there!