The pressures of the coronavirus pandemic are reconfiguring the politics of education, dividing Democrats and creating new openings for Republicans. Both sides of that equation will be on display Tuesday in a recall election for three school board members in San Francisco, one of the nation’s most liberal cities. The […] Read more »
People of Color Help Boost Nation’s Bleak Race Ratings
Americans’ satisfaction with race-related matters in the U.S. has improved slightly over the past year, although their views remain subdued relative to the past. Forty percent of all U.S. adults are now satisfied with the position of Black people and other racial minority groups, as a whole, and 28% are […] Read more »
Led by Trump, GOP increasingly casts White people as racism’s victims
Early barbs for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court selection process have helped crystallize a rising Republican line of attack against Democrats. “He’s saying, ‘If you’re a White guy, tough luck,’ ” complained Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz was referring to Biden’s vow to name a Black woman to the […] Read more »
Trump and allies try to redefine racism by casting White men as victims
… After years of being branded a racist for his inflammatory comments and actions, Trump and some of his allies are attempting to turn that label back on their critics. In the process, they have wielded their own definition of racism, one that disregards the country’s history of racial exclusion […] Read more »
Put a Black woman on the Supreme Court
The Jim Crow party is aghast because President Biden is nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court. When Ronald Reagan announced he would appoint a woman to the Court, Republicans cheered. Now when Biden says his appointment will be a Black woman, they’re jeering. Partisanship? Prejudice? Or both? CONTINUED […] Read more »
Who will win Florida in 2024? A new poll has Biden losing to these two prominent Republicans
A new poll says President Joe Biden is struggling in the politically pivotal state of Florida, where more than half of potential voters disapprove of his handling of the economy and of his job overall. The Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network poll of likely Florida voters suggests only 39% of respondents […] Read more »