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July 4
The Supreme Court’s Assault Is Far From Over. July 4 Is No Celebration.
The frontal assault by right-wing forces upon all the progressive gains made in the last century is only just beginning.
July 4 Glorifies the US Military — a Force With White Supremacy at Its Core
According to a Military Times poll, 57 percent of troops of color report experiencing white supremacist behavior.
The Fourth of July Must Be a Day of Protest Against White Supremacy
Instead of celebrating a false historical narrative of liberty and justice for all, we should be out in the streets.
July Fourth Never Meant Anything to a Disabled Black Woman Like Me
I cannot celebrate a country that has systematically disenfranchised Black people and has written off disabled people.
The Declaration of Independence Is Sexist, Racist, Prejudiced
How we can embrace the underlying spirit of the Declaration of Independence but also learn from its shortcomings.
Frederick Douglass and Donald Trump: Faint Hope Endures This Fourth of July
The former slave imagined a better nation than this. Too many white people want to go backward, but there’s still hope.
Enough Bombs Bursting in Air. We Need to Love One Another.
On this day of national self-congratulation, I propose a project.
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No One Expects a Monty Python Fourth of July
The US and the UK may yet be an ocean apart and separated by a common language but we share a bond of vast wealth at the very top …
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The Founders’ True Spirit
How appropriate that July 4 this year coincides with a moment when the Supreme Court's health care decision has prompted a vigorous constitutional debate.