MEDIA
Thomas Sugrue is a regular source for journalists worldwide reporting about:
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American politics
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Cities and suburbs
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Civil rights and race
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Poverty and inequality
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Urban policy
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U.S. history
SELECTED NEWS APPEARANCES (Since 2020)
UAW's Shawn Fain paves a new path for America's labor left, Axios, November 7, 2023
The Revival of Political History: How one fellowship program is bringing a field of study back to the forefront, Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2023.
How the UAW's Shawn Fain is using Christian rhetoric during the strike, Axios, September 19, 2023
How an auto workers strike 87 years ago transformed America, CNN Business, September 17, 2023
San Francisco isn't Destined to be the Next Detroit, Washington Post, July 17, 2023
The Unfinished Struggle for Civil Rights in Pennsylvania, WITF Radio, June 14, 2023
Las ciudades estadunidenses deben tener cuidado con el “efecto dona,” Milenio (Mexico), May 15, 2023
US Cities Must Beware of the "Donut Effect," Financial Times, May 15, 2023
It's the Pragmatism, Stupid! Philadelphia Citizen, May 5, 2023
Thomas Sugrue Discusses Race and Inequality at UMich, Michigan Daily, April 17, 2023
Stateside, Michigan Public Radio, April 10, 2023
The Detroit Walk for Freedom (1963), The Royal Gazette (Bermuda), February 14, 2023
Northern Civil Rights and Republican Affirmative Action, JSTOR Daily, March 22, 2022.
Two Perspectives on the COVID Era, Behind the News, KPFA, February 10. 2022.
Where Does Detroit Go From Here? Midstory, December 1, 2021.
Jamelle Bouie, Bill Clinton, Race, and the Politics of the 1990s, New York Times, October 9, 2021
New York: I ♥️ Catastrophe, France Culture, September 2021
--Episode 2: La crise des Subprimes--New York 2008--Monopoly Game Over,
--Episode 4: Covid Capital--New York 2020-2021.
Home hunting while Black: How racism sabotages the American dream, MSNBC, September 4, 2021
Detroit segregation wall still stands, a stark reminder of racial divisions, NBC News, July 19, 2021
Black Bottom lost to I-375, urban renewal. Is something owed? Detroit Free Press, July 15, 2021
They Killed the Jan. 6 Commission, Now We Need to Kill the Filibuster, Daily Beast, May 28, 2021
Amerika’s laatste kans, De Groener Amsterdammer, January 28, 2021
Historians Rail Against Trump's 1776 Commission, The Guardian, January 22, 2021
That Old Time Southern Populism, American Prospect, January 20, 2021
Trump's 1776 Report Would Be Funny If It Were Not So Dangerous, Slate, January 19, 2021
Trump Commission releases report promoting 'patriotic education,' UPI, January 19, 2021
Why Trump's "1776 Commission" is such an unfortunate mess, MSNBC, January 19, 2021
Pre-Existing Conditions: What 2020 Reveals About Our Urban Future, Public Books, November 2020. FINALIST for National Magazine Award (Ellies), 2021. Author and editor.
Dearth of Credit Starves Detroit's Housing Market, Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2020
The Abolition Movement, Vanity Fair, September 2020
Sindicatos amenazan en EU con paros, piden justicia racial, El Diario (Mexico), September 6, 2020
Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice, Associated Press, September 5, 2020
Trump Doesn't Understand Today's Suburbs--and Neither Do You, Politico, August 6, 2020.
Detroiters Remember Nelson Mandela's 1990 Visit, Metro Times (Detroit), July 14, 2020
Wenn auch weiße Kleinstädter protestieren, Neues Deutschland, [Berlin], June 9, 2020
Etats-Unis : "Les conditions d'un soulèvement plus large sont là," L'Obs [Paris], June 6, 2020.
Die goldene Zeit des urbanen Lebens geht zu Ende, Die Welt [Germany], June 6, 2020
2020 will mark us all, for the rest of our lives," Boston Globe, June 5, 2020
10 Experts on Where the George Floyd Protests Fit into American History, Time, June 4, 2020
Beverly Hills, Buckhead, and Soho: The New Sites of Urban Unrest, New York Times, June 2, 2020.
The Fire This Time, The Nation, June 1, 2020
The Coronavirus Quieted City Noise: Listen to What's Left, New York Times, May 22, 2020.
Detroit should anticipate a painful post-virus recovery, Detroit News, April 5, 2020
