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Lee has always occupied a unique place in the national imagination. The ups and downs of his reputation reflect changes in key elements of Americans’ historical consciousness — how we understand race relations, the causes and consequences of the Civil War and the nature of the good society.

This is not a story about skin color. This is not a story about how race is a social construction. This is a story about history, about identity.

Anti-choice lawmakers’ attacks on independent abortion clinics are working. Fifty-six independent abortion clinics have closed over the past two years, and 145 have shut down since 2012. And a new report documents that Black people back comprehensive reproductive health care. Eighty-nine percent support a person's right to abortion care and 75 percent don’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.

The Second Amendment is finding appeal left of center.

So who will be most harmed by less public transit service? Well, everyone who breathes dirtier air or sits in clogged traffic as transit use declines will be hurt, but transit-dependent low-income communities of color will suffer most. And city leaders can’t just ask these riders to replace their usual bus routes by downloading a ride-hailing app.

The far right, racism, militarism, inequality, and poverty are all centered in the South. The majority of African Americans, the main protagonist of progressive politics in this country, live in the South. And the South has more electoral votes, battleground state votes, population, and congresspersons than any other region. The South is changing rapidly, giving rise to more progressive demographic groups - especially Black and Latino migrations...

As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems.

In an interview, whistleblower Edward Snowden discusses his life in Russia, the power of the intelligence apparatuses and how he will continue his battle against all-encompassing surveillance by governments.

Across the country families are getting wealthier, but rosy coverage of new census figures is hiding an alarming fact.

When a racist juror helps convict a black man, the Court should follow its own precedent and set the verdict aside.