Opinion
The Injustice of This Moment Is Not an ‘Aberration.’ By Michelle Alexander / NYT
The Democrats’ Existential Battle: Achieving Real Democracy. By Jedediah Britton-Purdy / Dissent
We Need an Insurgent Mass Movement. By Aziz Rana and Jedediah Britton-Purdy / Dissent
1619? By Sasha Turner / Black Perspectives AAIHS
Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t? By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Reconciling Dr. King’s 1968 dream and our 2020 nightmare. By Bob Hennelly / Salon
Biden Continues to Churn, Steyer’s Got Money to Burn and Buttigieg’s Got a Lot to Learn: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 24. By Jason Johnson / The Root
How would the far right react to a Trump loss? Here’s a glimpse. By Paul Waldman / Wash Post
Democracy fatigue and how to fight it: Philosopher Henry Giroux on life in the age of Trump. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
The Equality Conundrum. We all agree that inequality is bad. But what kind of equality is good? By Joshua Rothman / The New Yorker
Republicans Want to Make White Grievance Genteel Again. By Tina Vasquez / The New Republic
An Open Letter to John Lewis. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
Colin Kaepernick attacks US ‘imperialism’ in wake of Suleimani strike. By Tom Lutz / The Guardian
Megyn Kelly schooled by Ava DuVernay over Colin Kaepernick’s Iran tweet. By Matthew Rozsa / Salon
Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough. Addressing inequality requires more than consciousness raising. By J. C. Pan / The New Republic
Florida Republicans’ Voter Suppression Scheme May Backfire. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition. By Reverend William Barber / The Guardian
Eddie Gallagher isn’t a “lifestyle brand” story: It’s a story about the rise of American fascism. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Wake up, Republicans. Your party stands for all the wrong things now. By Stuart Stevens / Wash Post
Hate thrives amid silence. We must speak up. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Black Lives, Black Voices. By Hamed Aleaziz / SF Chronicle
Latina Equal Pay Day Is Later Than Last Year. We Can’t Afford to Fall Further Behind. By Monica Ramirez / Fortune
Biographer and journalist David Maraniss on Trump, Obama and history turned “upside down.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Black Lives Matter began after Trayvon Martin’s death. Ferguson showed its staying power. By Patrisse Cullors / NBC News
N.Y. Times edits Bret Stephens “Jewish Genius” column to remove scholar who “promoted racist views.” By Igor Derysh / Salon
Trump’s threat to democracy. By Joe Scarborough / Wash Post
