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The Booksellers’ Revolt

Maththew Patin / The Texas Observer Texas Observer
The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.

The Black Box of Race

Henry Louis Gates Jr. The Atlantic
In a circumscribed universe, Black Americans have ceaselessly reinvented themselves.

A New Alliance Could Change Puerto Rican Politics

Rafael Bernabe, Ed Morales Jacobin
The Citizens’ Victory Movement and the Puerto Rican Independence Party are forming a coalition called La Alianza. Their goal: a radical shift in Puerto Rican politics.

Performers, Speakers Pull Out of SXSW Music Fest

Madaleine Rubin Texas Tribune
More than 80 musicians and panelists say they will no longer appear at the nine-day festival, citing the U.S. Army’s support for Israel amid war with Hamas.