Professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in race and American politics. He’s a columnist with The New Republic and an organizer for the “I’m a Medicare for All Voter” campaign in South Carolina.
Special guests Angela Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and more came together to celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now! at a sold out Riverside Church event in NYC on March 23, 2026.