Opinion
Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Katie Rogers and Peter Baker / NYT
What If Colleges Lose at Supreme Court? By Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed
Believe It: A DeSantis Presidency Could Be Even Worse Than Trump. By Bryan Tannehill / The New Republic
Cops Lynched Tyre Nichols Because They Knew They Could. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
The problem with the Black Democratic leadership class. By Perry Bacon Jr. / Wash Post
The limited usefulness of Black conservatives. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The police killing in Memphis is a reminder we must change policing. By Perry Bacon Jr. / Wash Post
Republican Lawmakers Might Not Be Able to Handle the Truth, But Kids Can. By Margaret McMullan / The Bulwark
Are Standardized Tests Racist, or Are They Anti-racist? By Neil Lewis Jr. The Atlantic
Unbought and Unbossed: The Racism That Comes With The Fight For Reproductive Rights. By Nicole Moore / HuffPost
If Affirmative Action Ends, College Admissions May Be Changed Forever. By Stephanie Saul / NYT
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Other Dreams. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
What is racial battle fatigue? A school psychologist explains. By Geremy Grant / The Conversation
Florida Man Calls the Thought Police. By Victor Ray / The Nation
Republican Byron Donalds is Black. That’s basically the talking point. By Robin Givhan / Wash Post
Diversity among diplomats will strengthen U.S. foreign policy. By Leland Lazarus / Wash Post
A Comprehensive Guide to Why a Ron DeSantis Presidency Would Be as Terrifying as a Trump One. By Bess Levine / Vanity Fair
The Billionaire Kingmaker (Still) Dividing the Nation. By Nancy MaClean and Lisa Graves / The Progressive
New Year’s message from Republicans: Yes, the cruelty is still the point. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
“Latinos, Race and Empire”: Juan González Challenges the Cooptation of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
D.C. Official: Jan. 6 Response Would Be ‘Vastly Different’ If Rioters Were Black. By Ben Blanchet / HuffPost
It’s hard to believe, but things are getting better. They will continue to if we keep up the fight. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
How a Perfectly Normal New York Suburb Elected a Con Man. By Steve Israel / The Atlantic
Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney are the Jan. 6 committee’s unusual dynamic duo. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Kamala Harris, a Very Turbulent Year in America, and the Challenge of Being First. By Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair
The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Kamala Harris had a most excellent year. By Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post
What Democrats should have learned from the midterms: It’s time to fight for justice. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
In Criticism of Eric Adams, Some See Echoes of David Dinkins. By Jeffery C. Mays and Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT
Book banning is bad policy. Let’s make it bad politics. By E.J. Dionne / Wash Post
