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JAMELLE BOUIE
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Has a Funny Idea of What the Republican Party Should Be
The G.O.P. does not seem to care much about winning over a majority of voters.
The Relentless Attack on Trans People Is an Attack on All of Us
To deny equal respect and dignity to any part of the citizenry is to place the entire country on the road to tiered citizenship and…
Where American Democracy Isn’t Very Democratic
The problem of democracy and American law enforcement goes beyond questions of accountability.
The Police Cannot Be a Law Unto Themselves
Right now, the institution of American policing lies outside any meaningful democratic control.
Ron DeSantis Likes His Culture Wars for a Reason
The governor of Florida has built his national political image on well-timed and strategically chosen battles that mask his economic agenda.
You Can Let Republicans Destroy the Economy or You Can Call Their Bluff
The Fourteenth Amendment offers a blueprint for tearing down the debt ceiling.
Why Must We Go About Our Lives With an Eye on the Nearest Exit?
An “armed society” may or may not be a “polite society,” but it is far from being a democratic one.
What the Insurrectionists of 2021 and 2023 Have in Common
Extreme opposition to social insurance and the safety net is a natural fit for an authoritarian movement that tried to overturn the constitutional order.
How to Imagine a Different America
The lost radicalism of Thomas Skidmore.
Before He Takes On ‘Woke Capitalism,’ Ron DeSantis Should Read His Karl Marx
The churn of capitalism can be very disruptive to traditional hierarchies.