Opinion
Black People Knew This Would Happen. By Alain Stephens / The Intercept
9 Reasons Diversity Is Good For America. By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
Trump’s War on America Is Expanding. By Alex Shephard / TNR
The National Guard arrives in Chicago. What now? Consider This from NPR / NPR
The Supreme Court v. Democracy. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system. By Simon F. Haeder / Salon
Who Is Donald Trump Responsible To? By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is trying to warn us about something. Are we listening? By Ed Pilkington / The Guardian
Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes. By Tony Romm / NYT
Incompetence Isn’t an Upgrade Over D.E.I. By David French / NYT
How a Government Shutdown Will Impact Black Families. By Brandon Tensley / Capital One
The Race to Save America’s Democracy. By Garry Kasparov / The Atlantic
Trump’s Obsession With And Against Black Women In Power. By Stacey Patton / Newsone
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed. By Nikole Hannah-Jones / NYT
Jimmy Kimmel, Somber but Defiant, Defends Free Speech in Return to ABC. By John Koblin and Michael M. Grynbaum / NYT
Stephen Miller’s Hypocrisy Is Right There in His Speech. By Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic
Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero? By Saida Grundy / The Guardian
Confronting Charlie Kirk’s Legacy. By Caitlin Scialla / The Progressive Magazine
The data doesn’t back up Trump’s claims that the left is more violent. By Aaron Blake / CNN
How “Antisemitism” Became a Weapon of the Right. By Lily Meyer / TNR
After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis.’ By Tyler Pager / NYT
Trump’s Economic Magic Trick Is Coming Undone. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Fascism Scholar Sounds Alarm: We’re Now In ‘Next Phase’ Of Trump Authoritarian Playbook. By Lee Moran / HuffPost
How State and Local Republicans Are Disenfranchising Voters to Stay in Power. By Caitlin Scialla / The Progressive Magazine
Trump Is Expanding His Masked Thugocracy. By Sasha Abramsky / The Nation
Anyone who bought RFK Jr.’s hype should read this report. By Leana S. Wen / Wash Post
Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
What Can’t Trump Wreck? By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Chicago’s Mayor: The National Guard Isn’t What We Need. By Brandon Johnson / NYT
They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
