Opinion
“It All Burns”: Cornell Belcher on What Happens if the GOP Takes the House. By Michael Tomasky / TNR
White Supremacy on Trial: From Rittenhouse in Kenosha to Killers of Ahmaud Arbery, Will They Go Free? By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
As one of the first White kids in a Black school, I learned not to fear history. By Woody Holton / Wash Post
The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Biden made huge promises to HBCUs. Can he sell its students on compromise? By Eugene Daniels / Politico
Menace Enters the Republican Mainstream. By Lisa Lerer and Astead W. Herndon / NYT
White supremacists declare war on democracy and walk away unscathed. By Carol Anderson / The Guardian
Can Stacey Abrams Save the Democrats—Again? By Steve Freiss / Newsweek
Blue States, You’re the Problem. By Johnny Harris and Binyamin Appelbaum / NYT
Brittney Cooper’s Truth-Telling Is Too Much For The Cowardly Right-Wing Mob. By Lawrence Ross / HuffPost
Winsome Sears, a Black Republican, winning in Virginia doesn’t rule out race as a big factor. By Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post
Ben & Jerry: White people need to fight racism, police abuse. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield / USA Today
As COVID vaccines for kids become available, who ensures equity? By Nada Hassanein / USA Today
In the coming second American Civil War, which side are you on? By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Can Progress on Diversity Be Union-Made? By Eduardo Porter / NYT
Latinos find that darker skin hurts their chances of getting ahead, a study says. By AP and NPR.
Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what’s next for policing reform. By Michelle S. Phillips / The Conversation
Racial discrimination is linked to suicidal thoughts in Black adults and children. By Janelle R. Goodwill / The Conversation
White Racial Anxiety Strikes Again. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
4 Takeaways From The Virginia Governor’s Race. By Kevin Robillard / HuffPost
How the War Over Critical Race Theory Affects Native Americans. By Joshua Adams / The Nation
Latinos must confront anti-Black racism and colorism within their communities, writers argue in new anthology. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
The Biden Administration Doesn’t Take Voter Suppression Seriously. By Jason Linkins / TNR
D.C. statehood is a voting rights issue. By Michael D. Brown / Wash Post
Ideologues exist on the left and the right. Only one side threatens the country. By Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Fighting to preserve Trump’s legacy: Manchin and Sinema cement his only legislative achievement. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
