Opposition to making lynching a federal offense finally dissolves as Emmett Till’s family continues to seek justice.
Civil Rights in America
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Red Alert in Virginia
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin displays his Trumpist credentials.
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On Being American
Mitch McConnell reminded us that Americans often have trouble with the reality of fully American Black people. Expect more such flare-ups in the new Supreme Court fight.
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A Sobering MLK Day
That arc of the moral universe is looking especially long right now—but one can also tell a more hopeful story.
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The Court and the Rise in Vigilantism
Last Friday’s ruling on Texas’s new anti-abortion law makes it possible to undo long-established rights.
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Ahmaud Arbery and the Legacy of White Fear
A jury rendered justice in the Georgia case. What happens the next time?
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Challenging Georgia on Latino Voting Rights
The Voting Rights Act’s language minority provisions remain in force, but that doesn’t mean Latino voters receive the Spanish-language materials they need.
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The Many Feints of The Sopranos
Inside David Chase’s failed prequel is a better movie straining to get out.
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Terror by Horseback: Systemic Oppression Along the Border
A Texan’s perspective on why Biden must dismantle DHS
