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As we observe the U.S.’s 250 th birthday, I am reminded of the words of James Baldwin, who wrote that, in the true pursuit of ...

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Protesting is inherently democratic. Marching in peaceful demonstration is freedom of speech in action, a practical ...

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Birthright citizenship narrowly prevailed at the Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's opinion reads as a warning ...