The Roundup Top Ten for July 2, 2021
The Strange, Sad Death of America’s Political Imaginationby Daniel ImmerwahrWhat happened to big-thinking utopianism as a response to national problems? |
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s #Pride Tweet Conceals a Violent Historyby Jessica Ordaz and Alejandra Portillos"ICE’s message, that immigration enforcement and LGBTQ equality can be compatible, is dangerous because it conceals a violent history of immigration enforcement that has targeted and harmed LGBTQ people in the name of policing borders." |
Racism has Long Undermined Military Cohesion, Just as Gen. Milley Testifiedby Natalie ShibleyRight-wing attacks on Gen. Mark Milley's support for military education about racism ignore the long history of similar training in the military and the persistence of the racial inequalities it has tried to address. |
My Relatives Went to a Catholic School for Native Children. It was a Place of Horrorsby Nick EstesThe discovery of mass graves at the site of a Canadian residential school for indigenous children should prompt the United States to investigate abuse at similar schools. |
The Bishops Are Wrong About Biden — and Abortionby Garry WillsThe historian of Catholicism argues that the US Bishops' demand to deny communion to Joe Biden over his abortion policies rests on a shoddy understanding of the Church's own history with the issue. |
Country Music's Next Big Question: Where are Latino Artists?by Amanda Marie Martinez“My dream is for the cowboys and the vaqueros — who were the first cowboys — to all be in one place, to bring those two worlds together.” |
The Statue of Chief Justice Taney Never Belonged in the Capitolby Corey M. Brooks“If a man,” famed Massachusetts radical Charles Sumner asserted, “has done evil during his life he must not be complimented in marble.” Instead Sumner demanded “the name of Taney … be hooted down the page of history.” |
Blackness and the Bombby Erica X. Eisen"Throughout the atomic age, civil defense authorities demanded the active participation of Black citizens whom their measures failed to protect." |
Infrastructure Spending Has Always Involved Social Engineeringby Erika M. Bsumek and James SidburyInfrastructure projects have always created winners and losers. Historically, communities of color in America have been more likely to suffer harm from them. It's therefore entirely appropriate to make justice concerns a part of a proposed infrastructure bill. |
This Late Civil Rights Icon's Imprint Is Everywhere Todayby Peniel E. Joseph"Stokely Carmichael's legacy spans the movement for Black power, the push for voting rights in the 21st century and the recent political campaigns that have given voice to those seeking more radical change." |