The racist backlash enflamed by Trump poses a moral question, not a conundrum.
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Goading the Democrats Off Message
The Republicans use sexism and racism and xenophobia because they work, but they don’t work everywhere.
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A Reckoning With Racism is Inevitable
It’s time for Democrats to do it on their own terms rather than always responding to Republicans.
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Finding the Right Words in an Era of Outrage
Is it possible to be calm and thoughtful in response to the hatred that is on display?
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The Trump Administration’s New Birtherism
Noxious racism is now being wielded against Americans who live along our southern border.
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Don’t Let Donald Trump Rob the Word ‘Racism’ of its Meaning
The president takes words that threaten him and uses them against his opponents.
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A Moment of Reconciliation
Take a look at what happened when a Republican acknowledged the truth about racism.
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Barack Obama, Race, and the Jackie Robinson Ethos
Obama ‘walked on ice and never fell.’
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SCOTUS Gives the GOP an Electoral Boost
By favoring the GOP over the Democrats, the Supreme Court is endangering its legitimacy and the legitimacy of Congress.
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The Village Rules for Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Inside the DC bubble, they’re still treating the Trump administration as community members in good standing.
