Opinion
Republican vote suppression is a 2020 scandal. Georgia’s primary proved it. By The Rev. Dr. William Barber and Tom Steyer / NBC News
The Psychology of Racism: Racism is a sign of a lack of psychological maturity and integration. By Steve Taylor / Psychology Today
I thought I understood issues of race. I was wrong. By David Axelrod / Wash Post
American apartheid: This country still treats too many of its black citizens like slaves. By Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
Trump stokes division with racism and rage – and the American oligarchy purrs. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
As the people rise up, Trump regime moves to criminalize dissent. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
The diabolical irony of Trump in Tulsa. By Michele L. Norris / Wash Post
Jesus Was Divisive: A Black Pastor’s Message To White Christians. By Isabella Rosario / NPR
How the First Black Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, Is Thinking About This Moment. By Joel Anderson / Slate
Take the Confederate Names Off Our Army Bases. By David Petraeus / The Atlantic
The politics of racial resentment come back to haunt the GOP. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
How Much Is America Changing? In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, there has been a leftward turn. Will it stick? By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Calls to reform, defund, dismantle and abolish the police, explained. By Ben Kesslen / NBC News
A Black Vice President for Biden? More Democrats Are Making the Case. By Katie Glueck / NYT
America, This Is Your Chance. We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever. By Michelle Alexander / NYT
A ‘Glorious Poetic Rage.’ This time is different. Here’s why. By Jenna Wortham / NYT
The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It. It is an attack on civil society and democratic accountability. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.’ All that is needed for rebellion against relentless oppression is a spark. By Roger Cohen / NYT
‘Not being fully free’: The toll of everyday racism on black Americans. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Stacey Abrams: I Know Voting Feels Inadequate Right Now. Just hear me out. By Stacey Abrams / NYT
Robert E. Lee is my ancestor. Take down his statue, and let his cause be lost. By Robert W. Lee IV
Latinos must confront ‘ingrained’ anti-black racism amid George Floyd protests, some urge. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Amy Coopers Are Everywhere. As a black educator, it’s appalling that I’ve been called by white co-workers to remove black students from class. By Rann Miller / The Progressive
Police brutality: A historian explains how racist policing took over US cities. By Anna North / Vox
The Question Isn’t Whether Trump Will Go Full Authoritarian—It’s How We’ll Respond. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Novelist and screenwriter Aleksandar Hemon on the “magnitude of catastrophe” facing America. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
We are the governed. We no longer consent to let the police kill us. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
‘I Believe That Better Is Possible’: A Conversation With Stacey Abrams. By Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine
The American Nightmare. To be black and conscious of anti-black racism is to stare into the mirror of your own extinction. By Ibram X. Kendi / The Atlantic
The George Floyd Election. How the protests come to be viewed may determine who the next president is. The way that will play out could surprise us. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
