Democratic victory in Georgia, and across the South, combined long-term multiracial organizing and a pitch to directly improve people’s lives.
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Democrats in Georgia Senate Races Neglect Rural Voters
Their opponents’ records in particular could provide an opening to hold down margins in rural Georgia.
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⏩ Robert Kuttner in Conversation with Susan Neiman
Prospect co-founder Robert Kuttner interviews Susan Neiman, author of ‘Learning From the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil.’
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Why the Republicans Are Like the 1860 South
Don’t like the election’s outcome? Then split the nation.
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Return to Mother Emanuel
The site of the 2015 hate crime that killed nine parishioners was in many ways a preview for an ugly era in race relations and politics.
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Jaime Harrison Battles South Carolina’s Past
Building a rainbow coalition in the Palmetto State, he’s within striking distance of a historic upset over Lindsey Graham.
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Can the ‘Senate Six’ Beat Voter Suppression and Democratic Disinvestment?
The results among Black Democratic candidates in the South may provide fresh clues about the direction of the party and the country.
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Why We’re Still Fighting the South
The irrepressible conflict continues to be between oligarchy and democracy.
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Gone With ‘Gone With the Wind’
Hollywood not only got the Civil War and Reconstruction wrong. It also screwed up the Western.