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Is America Strong Enough to Confront Its Racist Past?
Trump’s promotion of patriotic education is based on the idea that we’re too weak to admit our shortcomings.
Please, Democrats: Kill the Filibuster
If you capture the Senate, don’t get wobbly and nostalgic about some mythical pre-Mitch McConnell era when the filibuster was good. It’s always been a bad idea.
The Spy Was a Grifter
How con artist Garrison Courtney exploited a federal government brimming with unaccountable contractors.
How to Save Ballot Drop Boxes
A simple way for states and municipalities to counter the GOP’s war on mail voting.
North Carolina Still Has a Literacy Test On the Books
Yes, it’s inoperative. But its endurance says a lot about present-day efforts to curb access to the polls.
Is Trump Scaring Democrats Away from Vote by Mail?
New evidence suggests he might be—and that could hand him the election.
Trump Is Wrong: Affordable Housing Can Help the Suburbs
Studies show that socioeconomically mixed neighborhoods are more prosperous—not crime-ridden.
How Police Reform Can Improve the Plight of the Poor
Imagine cops helping victims of poverty just like they do victims of crime.
Don’t Forget About the Steve Bannon Indictment
I prosecuted the Watergate scandal. Here’s why Trump and his ally are in legal peril.
