Journal of Transnational American Studies

A collection of "US academics abroad" reflecting on the first few months of Trump's second term.

A Corrosive Decline Author(s): Struthers, David | Abstract: This piece is written in the wake of damaging projects of extractive capitalism. As the Trump administration pulls back government support for clean energy, ene...

Some thoughts I put together about current politics some months ago now that may still be relevant.

And more importantly is white nationalist agiprop

The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe Author: Samuel Samson

The US State Department just published a bad undergraduate midterm that fundamentally misunderstands history and Europe today.

Wouldn't that mean INCREASE 💁‍♂️

One of offices of the Australian mining company trying to mine rare earths a short hike from Narsaq

Geologist warns prospect of a mineral bonanza in Greenland is a mirage Geologist Minik Rosing refutes claims from the Trump administration about untapped mineral riches in Greenland. The U.S. should look closer to home to secure the future.

Some good reporting on rare earths and Greenland

Narsaq, Kalaallit Nunaat

For all the threats, this is the current US political presence in Greenland: the consulate in Nuuk.

Diverted to Nuuk. Narsarsuaq, hopefully, tomorrow.

Transformative environmental justice (EnJUSTICE) Project aspiring to bring the voices of excluded/marginalized communities (including Indigenous and grassroots local communities) in Greenland, Lithuania, and Sápmi into the Nordic-Baltic green transi...

My rather meandering academic career is taking me to another location. I'm part of an amazing team using the concept of transformative justice to support the position of Indigenous and local communities in the Nordic green transition. www.nordforsk.org/projects/tra...

January Reading List - Lawyers, Guns & Money When I published my year-end book list on January 1, our commenter Karen threw out the idea of a monthly book thread. I thought this was a pretty good idea myself, because then I could give a brief di...

I'm happy to take criticism of my work. It's part of the job and part of being a writer, but this is hilarious. In what world does this dude think he is "winning?" Did he actually read the 3/4 of the book not about the PLM?

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/02/janu...