Opinion
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
Donald Trump has an Achilles heel that threatens the whole world. By Thom Hartman / MSN
Trump’s War on Black America Isn’t an Accident—It’s a Strategy. By Perry Bacon / TNR
The Unreal Spectacle of Trump’s Authoritarianism. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Aligning With Trump’s Toxic Whiteness Will Never Keep You Safe. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
Rising inequality is turning US into an autocratic state, billionaire warns. By Phillip Inman / The Guardian
The Terror and Cruelty of Trump’s Deportation Machine. By Sasha Abramsky / The Nation
White Social Media on The Real Reason White America Didn’t Vote for Kamala Harris. By Phenix S. Halley / The Root
The Excruciating Question Confronting Black College Applicants. By Justin Driver / NYT
Why Maryland’s governor leaned into a fight with Trump: ‘This one is personal.’ By Erin Cox and Katie Shepherd Wash Post
What’s Really in the Blacksonian. It’s Not How Trump Framed It. Trump Attacks Blacksonian Museum. The Exhibits Tell Another Story. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Republicans are trying to ensure we’ll never have another fair election. By Judith Levine / The Guardian
