Nullification through obstruction isn’t an alternative.
Jamelle Bouie
Jamelle Bouie is a staff writer at The American Prospect.
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The First All-White Political Party
Today’s Ringside Seat: Well … I guess Nixon was right.
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I’m Shocked—Shocked!—That Rand Paul Has Ties to Neo-Confederates
Like father, like son.
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Congress Is Squandering the Opportunity of a Lifetime
How we could rebuild our country for cheap, if we—and Republicans in particular—wanted to.
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The Real Robert E. Lee
Today’s Ringside Seat: An important detail to remember as we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the bloodiest Civil War battle.
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Our Old History of Fights Over Voting
There’s not much new in the current fights over access to the polls.
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A Fiercely Anti-Choice Ohio GOP Redefines “Pregnancy” to Mean “Not-Pregnancy”
… and launches a huge attack on reproductive choice.
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The Senate Votes for Cloture on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Now we wait for the final vote.
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Rick Perry Attacks Wendy Davis in the Worst Way Possible
It has to be read to be believed.
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Justice Scalia’s Infuriating Hypocrisy
The opening lines of Antonin Scalia’s dissent in United States v. Windsor-where a 5–4 majority of the Supreme Court overturned the 1997 Defense of Marriage Act on equal protection grounds-are straightforward: “We have no power to decide this case. And even if we did, we have no power under the Constitution to invalidate this democratically […]