I condense & integrate history into essays about contemporary issues w/o revising history. Words in Mother Jones, The Nation, The New Republic.https://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3ms6ndhgbvs2lChandra Manning and @adamrothman.bsky.social do a great job of explaining some of elements that I had to leave out of my essay on how the Civil War received its name. Check it out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6ndhgbvs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3ms6ltmrfac2lI love this dialogue! Thank you @psheridanhistory.bsky.social for generating a healthy space for discussion. Feel free to contribute to this conversation! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6ltmrfac2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3ms6hl2ujws2mMy latest for @thenation.com is about @demsocialists.bsky.social and Black politics. “Establishment Democrats’ response to the electoral victories of candidates endorsed by the DSA should be of concern to anyone invested in the future of Black politics” tinyurl.com/44nwt6y9 https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/black-politics-democratic-socialists-dsa-congressional-black-caucus-democratic-party/03 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6hl2ujws2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3ms4e4acxo22gCheck out my latest, “Don’t Call It The Civil War” for @nytopinion.nytimes.com if you have never thought about why we call the American Civil War the civil war, this is for you! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4e4acxo22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3ms4d4gdrg22aCheck out my latest “Don’t Call It The Civil War” for @nytopinion.nytimes.com I explain how the Civil War got its name, and why we should call it “The Slaveholders’ Rebellion.” tinyurl.com/4yk634pc https://tinyurl.com/4yk634pc02 Aug 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4d4gdrg22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3moltr2pnjs2vMy latest for @thenation.com “No athlete or Black American should participate in the Out of Bounds boycott unless the CBC and NAACP also boycott AIPAC, unequivocally condemn Israel’s genocide of Palestinians…” https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/congressional-black-caucus-gaza-aipac-callais/18 Jun 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3moltr2pnjs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3mlp5f5rog22cMy latest for @thenation.com is about how @workingfamilies.org is creating a space for Black voters to practice independent politics and why Black voters should embrace it. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/party-politics-electoral-reform-black-voters-working-families-party/13 May 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp5f5rog22chttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3mhvhgr4alc22Read my latest for @thenation.com “The SAVE Act deserves our swift repudiation, in principle, because it imposes procedural distance between the voter and the exercise of the ballot—hallowed ground that, in any viable democracy, shall not be infringed.” https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/save-act-voting-rights-congress/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter25 Mar 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvhgr4alc22https://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3m6rzak6pwc2sCheck out my latest essay and first for @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Trump Misunderstands the Education Department’s History.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Nov 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6rzak6pwc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3dcz6devc2bThank you for sharing here @phillewis.bsky.social https://www.thenation.com/article/society/congressional-black-caucus-aipac-gaza/tnamp/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dcz6devc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3afdgv3ss2mI spoke with @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social for my latest essay in @thenation.com about AIPAC’s relationship with the Congressional Black Caucus. Check it out: “The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC” https://www.thenation.com/article/society/congressional-black-caucus-aipac-gaza/15 Oct 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3afdgv3ss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3lxcra7hg4s2sNo Kings! Why Congress must impeach Trump by the best political writer in the game @chrislehmann.bsky.social https://harpers.org/archive/2025/09/the-decisive-moment-chris-lehmann-why-congress-must-impeach-trump-revision/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMaojRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIWXdrTktZZGZVOVQxdEtJAR7_QRZs8ceJ1RAQqbWaL0HCO0ZrSQDQErpXgTMIORyJg5d650ZWsyuejYWKJA_aem_A_hIFsSRLGlmioj0MFr6ZA26 Aug 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcra7hg4s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3ltxotsz4ac2wHuge thank you to @perrybaconjr.bsky.social for including me in this piece. “The experience of Black Americans calls into question the institutions that this country holds most sacred,” Conwright said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/14/young-black-voters-democrats-trump-mamdani/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2025 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltxotsz4ac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3lrqki6rwh22kSome thoughts about and Gregory Meeks supporting Andrew Cuomo. I will be ranking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #116 Jun 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqki6rwh22khttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3lrb72n3btc2lMy latest for @thenation.com: Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialist—Zohran Mamdani? “To put it plainly, the myth that Black Americans can only support establishment Democrats has conditioned us to take our suffering—which is a result of capitalism—for granted.” https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nyc-mayoral-election-cuomo-mamdani-socialism/10 Jun 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb72n3btc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3lpov34uy3s2q@emmavigeland.bsky.social https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/us-genocide-convention-history-gaza/tnamp/21 May 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpov34uy3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3lpouxdf5ws2q@krystalball.bsky.social https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/us-genocide-convention-history-gaza/tnamp/21 May 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpouxdf5ws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3lpki36wf2c2qCompassion and criticism are not mutually exclusive. Democrats can have compassion for Biden AND question how his healthcare policies impacted people suffering from cancer without his resources. After all, Democrats were quick to point out “white privilege” in every aspect of American life.19 May 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpki36wf2c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aconwrites.bsky.social/post/3lpcusmnjvk2ihttps://www.thenation.com/article/politics/us-genocide-convention-history-gaza/tnamp/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:dit22jorxp4pob556m5gi3zd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcusmnjvk2i