Racism and Discrimination

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What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics? What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics?

MLB’s now-recanted support of Cindy Hyde-Smith raises a series of ugly questions.

Nov 26, 2018 / Dave Zirin

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You Can’t Get Conservative White Women To Change Their Minds You Can’t Get Conservative White Women To Change Their Minds

The great electoral opportunity of 2020 is not in converting Trump voters. It’s motivating the large numbers of Americans who don’t vote at all.

Nov 22, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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What Was the Real Midterm Victory? What Was the Real Midterm Victory?

The Democratic Party is used to writing off much of the electorate. It can’t get away with that anymore.

Nov 21, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright

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Americans Not Only Favor Democrats, They Favor Democracy Americans Not Only Favor Democrats, They Favor Democracy

This election cycle, voters vigorously embraced broader enfranchisement, campaign-finance reform, and an end to partisan gerrymandering—Democratic leaders should, too.

Nov 20, 2018 / Adam Eichen

Democrats Made a Fatal Mistake in the 2000 Florida Recount—and They Are on the Verge of Making It Again

Democrats Made a Fatal Mistake in the 2000 Florida Recount—and They Are on the Verge of Making It Again Democrats Made a Fatal Mistake in the 2000 Florida Recount—and They Are on the Verge of Making It Again

Trusting in lawyers—instead of protesters—didn’t work out so well then.

Nov 16, 2018 / Jane McAlevey

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John Pace and His Friends Expected to Die in Prison John Pace and His Friends Expected to Die in Prison

Then the men, who’d been sentenced to life as juveniles, were freed.

Nov 16, 2018 / Katie Rose Quandt

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Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’ Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’

Troops will deliver anti-riot equipment to Customs and Border Protection officers, further blurring the line between military and civilian law enforcement.

Nov 14, 2018 / Ryan Harvey

2020 Census

The Democratic House Must Prioritize Protecting the 2020 Census The Democratic House Must Prioritize Protecting the 2020 Census

An inaccurate count disproportionately harms the young, the elderly, and people of color.

Nov 13, 2018 / Ed Burmila

When Environmentalism Meets Xenophobia

When Environmentalism Meets Xenophobia When Environmentalism Meets Xenophobia

The conservative conservation movement’s dark history of racism and eugenics.

Nov 8, 2018 / Feature / Gaby Del Valle

Chronicle of Deaths Foretold

Chronicle of Deaths Foretold Chronicle of Deaths Foretold

Trump’s hateful rhetoric encourages mass violence.

Nov 8, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

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