A Colony In A Nation by Christopher Hayes
Race and Policing in America
The book argues that the United States effectively operates like a colonial power within its own borders, imposing a separate legal and political order on Black and poor communities through aggressive policing, mass incarceration, economic segregation, and the normalization of force. Using cases such as Ferguson and broader national trends, it shows how ordinary citizens encounter two systems of governance—one governed by democratic norms and accountability, the other by control and punishment—and explains how that bifurcation corrodes civic equality and threatens democracy. It traces historical roots of racial control to contemporary policy choices and advocates structural reforms in policing, criminal justice, and public investment to heal the divide.
- Published
- 2017
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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