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SELMA, AL - MARCH 3: Vice President Joseph Biden walks with civil rights leaders over the historic xxx Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on Sunday March 3, 2013.  (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post) SELMA, AL - MARCH 3: Vice President Joseph Biden walks with civil rights leaders over the historic xxx Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on Sunday March 3, 2013.  (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
Biden Is Right To Call The State Of Voting Rights An Existential Threat. But The Walk Must Be As Aggressive As The Talk. 
Many of the statements that have come from the White House during these weeks have not only failed to meet the urgency of this moment, but they also seem to hardly grapple with the real challenges.
09.21.21 | 2:21 pm
GOP’s Critical Race Theory Outrage Serves As Another Reminder Of White Evangelicals’ Political Influence
Evangelical morality sees social problems such as racism as the result of sinful individuals, not larger structures or institutions.
09.15.21 | 1:29 pm
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced new executive orders listing the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state are putting up a 250-bed field hospital at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas during a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Sunday, March 29, 2020. The space can expand to nearly 1,400 beds. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/Pool) Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced new executive orders listing the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state are putting up a 250-bed field hospital at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas during a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Sunday, March 29, 2020. The space can expand to nearly 1,400 beds. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/Pool)
Texas Vigilante Abortion Law Resurrects Jim Crow-Era Tactic That Gives States Legal Cover
The statute raises grave issues about how states go about enforcing their policies. Will Texas voters appreciate that the state has resurrected a Jim Crow-era mechanism to avoid legal responsibility for its policies?
09.13.21 | 12:09 pm
This Labor Day, For The First Time In Years, Senators Have A Choice On Workers Rights
The PRO Act would transform workplaces and society.
09.06.21 | 9:00 am
President Bush is introduced before speaking to soliders from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum.   The Division was the main fighting force on the ground in Afghanistan in search of Taliban forces after September 11th. President Bush is introduced before speaking to soliders from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum.   The Division was the main fighting force on the ground in Afghanistan in search of Taliban forces after September 11th.
People Are Facing Federal Criminal Charges For Forged Vax Cards. But It’s Not A New Phenomenon
For many years, it has been a federal crime to make or use “any materially false writing in any matter involving a health care benefit program.”
08.30.21 | 3:49 pm
Many Corporations Have A Short-Term Memory When It Comes To The Trump Administration
Unfortunately, many companies’ commitments to democracy have proven weak or ephemeral compared to their desire for influence and power.
08.30.21 | 12:39 pm
An Emerging Branch Of Climate Science Helps Tell Us Whether Climate Change Is To Blame For Specific Weather Events
A decade ago, scientists weren’t able to confidently connect any individual weather event to climate change, even though the broader climate change trends were clear. Today, attribution studies can show whether extreme events were affected by climate change.
08.25.21 | 1:20 pm