Almanac - Thursday 2/3/22
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The state argued that a lower court was attempting to make race the predominant factor in drawing new congressional maps.
<p>One of the recurring undercurrents in arguments over who deserves to win this historic Democratic Party primary race has been the question of which group needs advancement more – blacks or women. Gloria Steinem has argued that voting for a woman is critical, because sexism is still taken less seriously than racism. A female Obama supporter recently countered in <i>Time</i> that race must trump gender, because as long as African-Americans remain so disadvantaged in income, health care, a
In commemoration of the Martin Luther King holiday, let’s reflect on the history of voting rights.
Troubling trends in our state of democracy beg the question: Are our nation's schools fulfilling their critical civic mission of preparing young people to be good citizens, capable of upholding our democracy and constitutional values?