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A comprehensive exploration of how police forces have become militarized—both in equipment and mindset—and what that means for American democracy. “Fascinating and at times wrenching.” ―The New Yorker The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the...

"The State of the Clinton-Trump Race: Is It Over?" is from the August 15, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Nate Cohn and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

One promise of democracy is the right of every citizen to vote. And yet, from our founding, strong political forces were determined to limit that right. The Supreme Court, Alexander Hamilton wrote, would protect the weak against this very sort of tyranny. Still, as On Account of Race forcefully demonstrates, through the better part of American history the Court has instead been a protector of white rule. And complex threats against the right to vote persist even today.

Investigative journalist Lee Smith uncovers what he calls the “permanent coup” — a relentless, orchestrated effort by the left to undermine President Donald J. Trump and American democracy. From the fabricated Russia collusion hoax to the violent riots that swept across American cities...

As the 2012 presidential campaign begins: Profiles of 12 men who have run for the presidency and lost, but who, even in defeat, have had a greater impact on American history than many of those who have served as president - from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, William Jennings Bryan to Al Gore - Plus, mini-profiles on 22 "honorable mentions."

James L. Leloudis and Robert R. Korstad tell the story of race and voting rights, from the end of the Civil War until the present day. They show that battles over the franchise have played out through cycles of emancipatory politics and conservative retrenchment. When race has been used as an instrument of exclusion from political life, the result has been a society in which vast numbers of Americans are denied the elements of meaningful freedom: a good job, a good education, good health, and a good home.