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No, the Republicans aren't hypocrites
They mean what they say.
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Trump transcended class divisions between white people. GOP governors are inflaming them
Race and class in America are indistinguishable.
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The 21st-century's 'water wars'
Most people don't know it yet.
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Reasons for hard political hope
A lesson from Ralph Ellison
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GOP loves the filibuster because they love gridlock • the covid didn't come from a Chinese lab • the world Title IX made for us • who's afraid of critical race theory? • plus John Stoehr's week
The weekend edition of the Editorial Board!
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What does a democratic society do with people who'd rather die than be wrong about democracy?
Public health policy isn't going to cut it.
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Who's afraid of critical race theory? After reading this essay, hopefully you'll see it isn’t scary at all
Mia Brett explains the current right-wing boogeyman.
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Yale Law's famed tiger mother is guilty of many things, but sexual harassment isn't one of them
Claire Bond Potter cuts through the noise to reveal the world Title IX made.
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If there's a disease outbreak, there's a conspiracy theory to explain it. Trump's playing an old game
The basic logic never changes, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
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How the press corps severs public debate from the constraints of history, creating space for real harm
To illustrate, let me draw your attention to a local story.
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At the heart of 'the culture war'? Lies
Once you see the pattern, you see it everywhere.
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No, the filibuster does not protect the Democratic Party. It creates the gridlock that weakens it
Magdi Semrau explains why the GOP loves a do-nothing Congress.