Opinion
America’s Red State Death Trip. Why does falling life expectancy track political orientation? By Paul Krugman / NYT
What’s Lost When Black Children Are Socialized Into a White World. By Dani McCleain / The Atlantic
Black Scholars Are Not ‘Rare Creatures. ‘When Purdue’s president said this, I had to respond because this myth is so pervasive. By G. Gabrielle Starr / NYT
Pulitzer winner David Cay Johnston: Will Trump’s America end in “firing squads”? By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Millions of Latinos are Trump supporters. Here’s what they’re thinking. By Ruben Navarrette Jr. / USA Today
We’re living in Jay-Z’s America. By Michael Eric Dyson / Wash Post
Can American nationalism be saved? A debate with National Review editor Rich Lowry. By Sean Illing / Vox
How America fractured. By Yaffa Fredrick / CNN
Radio host Thom Hartmann: If Trump’s re-elected, “we may slide into straight fascism.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
What Democrats Need to Know to Win Latinos. By Arnold Garcia and Kyle Longley / NYT
The Racism Right Before Our Eyes. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Why Alcatraz Matters to Native Americans. By Julian Brave NoiseCat / NYT
The Harvard case on considering race in admissions is a victory for diversity. By Ruth Simmons / Wash Post
Making Impeachment Matter. Democrats need to face up to their constitutional duty without fear. By Alex Pareene / The New Republic
Comcast’s Supreme Court battle with Byron Allen may make racial discrimination harder to fight. By Maya Wiley / NBC News
Psychologist John Gartner: “Deep inside, Donald Trump is a very empty and sad person.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
How elite colleges can atone for their history with slavery. By Ben Crump / Wash Post
Why Virginia’s progress on racism has been slow. By Dusty Horwitt / Wash Post
Pete Buttigieg is struggling with black voters — and not just because he’s gay. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Opinion: What slavery can teach Supreme Court justices about DACA. By Jamal Greene and Elora Mukherjee / LA Times
Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be). By Aaron Ross Coleman / The Nation
Fighting antisemitism is at the heart of the left’s struggle against oppression. By Bernie Sanders / The Guardian
Don’t get suckered by the polls: Donald Trump will win again — unless we fight for democracy. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
How Kim Kardashian West Came to Represent America. By Lauren Michele Jackson / Slate
Can White Graduates of Racist Schools Unlearn Hate? By David Beard / Mother Jones
Today’s great divide is not between left and right. It’s between democracy and oligarchy. By Robert Reich / Salon
