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Where Elections End and Politics Begins
Gary Younge The disaffection across the country goes way beyond an “enthusiasm gap.” …
What Difference Would Obama’s Re-Election Make to Black Americans?
Melissa Harris-Perry The impact of an Obama presidency is better answered by partisanship than race—but race still matters. …
What Race Has to Do With It
Gary Younge This election has posed a challenge of self control for Republicans raised on a diet of welfare queens and Willie Horton. …
Casualties in the Education Reform Wars
Melissa Harris-Perry The stakes are high for students unlucky enough to be caught in the crossfire. …
Behind the GOP’s Diversity Display
Gary Younge “Diversity” today marks a shift from equal opportunities to photo opportunities; institutions look different but they operate in exactly the same way.…
Paul Ryan Goddam!
Melissa Harris-Perry It’s time to update Nina Simone's iconic song title—the GOP veep candidate is just as extreme on women’s health and rights as he is on economics. …
With Aurora, Another Mass Killing Shocks America. Why?
Gary Younge James Holmes’s rampage was horrifying, but it was not unfathomable. …
Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism
Gary Younge Europeans are not threatened by a Muslim minority. It's the other way round. …
It Takes a Village Inn
Melissa Harris-Perry A diverse democracy requires us to be able to live near one another, to come together in public space and to engage across differences. …
Replacing History With Fiction in Arizona
Gary Younge The authors of Arizona’s new law want to collapse Latino identity into white American mythology. …
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