Historian and activist Allen Ruff received his Ph.D. in U.S. History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He’s written on the history of the American Left, local history and has published one novel. Schooled by decades of activist experience, his primary work now centers on opposition to U.S. interventions in the Middle East and elsewhere. He hosts A Public Affair radio program and is part of the staff collective at Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative in Madison, WI.