There are some holes in the law on federal supremacy, and rising public sentiment for basic justice.
American South
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What William Buckley and Charlie Kirk Had in Common
Today on TAP: As George Will noted, both made ‘politics fun’ (to be sure, even while disparaging equal rights).
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Bad Slavery Was
Donald Trump joins a long line of apologists for America’s peculiar institution.
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Q&A: ‘Still Pushing’: Alabama’s Complex Past and Nuanced Future
The New Yorker’s Alexis Okeowo charts the psychic battles of a resilient state.
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Trump Labor Nominees Indifferent to Worker Rights
Today on TAP: The nominee to run OSHA ran Amazon’s abysmal worker safety program.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Republican Budget Plan: Snatch Food From the Mouths of Hungry Children
SNAP cuts are ‘going to have a massive shock wave across the country, and everybody will feel it.’
Posted inPolitics
Best of 2024: Janie Ekere
Before her tragic passing, our writing fellow focused on rural Americans, marginalized communities, and the swing state she called home.
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Palestine, Writing, and Everything Else
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s lovely little book on big, urgent matters
