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Why it’s legal in 19 states to physically assault kids
Last month, a principal “paddled” a child in front of her undocumented mother.
No, Mr. President. The Republicans have figured out who they are and what they stand for. And it’s bad
When will Joe Biden stop being surprised?
Nikki Haley’s illustration of white fragility
She’s made a career of comforting white people, writes Issac J. Bailey.
The memory-holing of Trump’s putsch
Neither Pearl Harbor nor 9/11 were as bad.
The very rich are overruling democratic progress. That should renew the old American contempt
Americans used to reject the idea of nobility. We haven’t for a long time.
White supremacy is about systems, not intentions. Joe Biden seems to understand the difference
God willing he’ll inspire others to see it, too, writes Rev. Daniel Schultz
Wokeness is good. It always has been
Manipulation of wokeness, however, is bad, writes Magdi Semrau
Liz Cheney is betting ‘the former guy’ won’t be the GOP’s kingmaker, or king, for very much longer
Can the House GOP’s No. 3 finish what she started? asks Claire Bond Potter.
The stink of treason clings to the GOP
Big profit-seeking corporations can smell it, same as everyone else.
Is America a racist country? It’s not a statement of fact so much as an assertion of public morality
The president and the vice president said the right thing.