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Barack Obama famously said that the purpose of social movements is to get a seat at the table. However, as Deva Woodly argues in Reckoning—a sweeping account of the meaning and purpose of the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)—the value of such movements is something much more profound: they are necessary for the health and survival of democracy. Drawing from on-the-ground interviews with activists in the movement, Woodly analyzes the emergence of the M4BL, its organizational structure and culture, and its strategies and tactics.

As one of a handful of journalists allowed in the courtroom, for 23 days Jonathan Alter sat just feet away from the most dangerous threat to democracy in American history, watching the spectacle of the century: the felony trial of Donald Trump. Highly publicized but untelevised and thus largely hidden from public view, this landmark trial offered hope of real justice amid a grueling eight-year national ordeal and foreshadowed the drama of the 2024 presidential election.

"Consumer Protection Director Braces for a Reckoning" is from the November 24, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stacy Cowley and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

"Intent on a Reckoning with Georgetown's Slavery-Stained Past" is from the July 10, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel L. Swarns and narrated by Sam Scholl.