He is the author of Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Bomb Against Japan (Cornell University Press, 2008) as well as articles dealing with nuclear targeting in World War II and the radiation effects of the atomic bomb. His most recent book, Out of Oakland: Black Panther Party Internationalism During the Cold War , was recently published by Cornell University Press in 2017. His current research project examines the battle in the United States over BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction) in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.