Graham LayBad News in Gaza, Good News in the New York Times?On November 20th, the New York Times published an article by David M. Halbfinger titled “Arab Thinkers Call to Abandon Boycotts and Engage…Feb 24, 2020Feb 24, 2020
Graham LayAn honorable defeat: The Southern Conference for Human Welfare and the radical prehistory of the…The Civil Rights Movement unsurprisingly serves as the twentieth century’s most-discussed attempt toward racial and social equality in the…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
Graham LayRosa Luxemburg predicted Pinochet and TrumpThroughout the modern history of political polemic, representatives of reactionary forces inevitably assert some variation of the following…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
Graham LayThe Revolution Neutered: The Downfall and Legacy of Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky, born Lev Bronshtein, occupies a peculiar space in both Russian and world history. As the mastermind behind the Red Army…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
Graham LayAgainst History: The Old South’s Proslavery Critique of Capitalism“Nothing is more susceptible to oblivion,” Eric L. McKitrick writes in his introduction to Slavery Defended, “than an argument, however…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
Graham LayNorthern Syria’s Social Revolution: Citizenship, Gender, and Democracy in RojavaThe Syrian crisis almost demands cynical reactions from those who are not materially affected by it. After initial protests following the…Jun 4, 2018Jun 4, 2018