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Readers Comments: National Guard to Washington, DC, Where Next?; Standing Up to Fascism - Learning from Martin Niemöller; Killing Medics and Journalists; RFK Gutting Our Defense Against Future Pandemics; New Book About Alger Hiss; Cartoons; lots more

Sounds Like the Plan: The Historical Roots of the Takeover of D.C.

Rick Massimo Forget I Said Anything
The capital has for most of its history been a largely-to-mostly-Black city run by open racists. This takeover by white federal officials is something many in the Black community have been anticipating for decades. There’s even a name for it-The Plan

The Imminent Death of the Voting Rights Act

Linda Greenhouse The New York Times
White people are depicted as victims of discrimination;.white South Africans are invited as refugees; the president demands a museum designed to tell the African American story must tell a happy tale. The voting rights law may not see a 61st birthday