Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Timothy Patrick McCarthy teaches at Harvard University, where he directs the Human Rights and Social Movements Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. One of Manning Marable’s former doctoral students at Columbia, he was a graduate research assistant at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies from 1994-1998, where he served as founding managing editor of Race & Reason.

Articles

Honoring Manning (Lived History, Race and Religion, Society)

Manning meant for his students to bridge the gap between the seminar room and the street, between theory and practice, between big ideas and the brutal realities of our present world.

Let Us Be The Peacemakers (Dissent After 9-11, Peace Activism, US Wars and Military Action, War on Terrorism)

The most striking American tragedy of these last nine years—far worse than the tragedy of 9/11 itself—is just how weak we have been in the wake of war.

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America's Radical Roots (US Politics, Activism)

American radicalism has drawn its inspiration from the nation's revolutionary founding claims. Yet to refer to someone as radical is to risk offense.

Timothy Patrick McCarthy and John McMillian

Homos, Hypocrites and Haters (Sex and Sexuality, Politics, Society)

The shaming and resignation of Senator Larry Craig proves that if you're going to be a hypocrite in American politics, it pays to be a straight hypocrite.

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