Rarely have the tectonic plates of American politics collided as visibly and explosively as they did earlier this month in Tennessee. The procession of predominantly middle-aged or older White Republicans who rose almost two weeks ago in the Tennessee House of Representatives to castigate, and then expel, two young Black […] Read more »
Alarming rise in youth gun deaths breaks down very differently by race
Whenever there is a mass shooting in the United States, the national gun debate intensifies and in recent years that’s increasingly meant discussing how to protect young people from gun violence amid a shocking rise in deaths. Since 2019, gun violence has become the leading cause of death among Americans […] Read more »
How to rig an election — with deadly, racist consequences
A committee resolved the disputed presidential vote by agreeing to pull out federal troops who protected newly freed Black citizens across the South. CONTINUED Tom Hanks & Jeffery Robinson, Washington Post The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up […] Read more »
The Transformation of the American Electorate
Key Points• The American electorate has changed dramatically over the past 40 years, and a pair of factors — race and education — have driven the changes.• The electorate has become more diverse and more highly educated. Democrats rely heavily on nonwhite voters and have improved with white college-educated voters, […] Read more »
How crime is igniting new conflicts between red states and blue cities
Republican-controlled state governments are opening an explosive new front in their decadelong drive to exert more control over the decisions — and decision makers — in Democratic-run cities and counties. From Florida and Mississippi to Georgia, Texas and Missouri, an array of red states are taking aggressive new steps to […] Read more »
Republicans are trying to build a multiracial right – will it work?
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event on Feb. 16, 2023, in Exeter, N.H. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Joseph Lowndes, University of Oregon and Daniel Martinez HoSang, Yale Divinity School Former Republican South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley launched her bid for president recently […] Read more »