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Jesse Jackson
June 21, 2024
MagazineTimothy Noah
Remembering Vint Lawrence
A short homage to The New Republic’s longtime illustrator and caricaturist
August 1, 2023
David Masciotra
“Trump Wants to Pull Us Back Into White Supremacy. DeSantis Is Even Worse.”
An interview with Jesse Jackson about the 2024 race, his own legacy, and how he’s not actually retiring.
May 16, 2022
MagazineAlex Pareene
The Disastrous Legacy of the New Democrats
Clintonites taught their party how to talk about helping people without actually doing it.
October 27, 2020
MagazineMicah L. Sifry
Grassroots Democrats Are Preparing to Swarm the Biden Administration
If he wants to enact his agenda, a President Biden will have to collaborate with his party’s base in a way that Obama never did.
May 11, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Path of Most Resistance
The promise—and perils—of the fight against Trump.
March 1, 2016
Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders Is Slip Slidin’ Away on Super Tuesday
Dented by losses in Nevada and South Carolina, he faces an ominous drop in support in key states.
February 11, 2016
Jeet Heer
Why Hillary Clinton Can’t Take the Black Vote for Granted
The candidate's so-called firewall has collapsed in the past—and Bernie Sanders is in a position to take advantage.
January 29, 2016
Esther Breger
The “Hollywood Blackout” at the 1996 Academy Awards
When "People" magazine took aim at diversity among the nominees, celebrities were unwilling to join the protest.
July 17, 2013
John McWhorter
The End of Racial Demagoguery
Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are so over
August 27, 2012
Timothy Noah
Romney Cribs from the GOP’s Willie Horton Playbook
April 3, 2012
John McWhorter
The Haunting Ordinariness of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman
January 10, 2012
Martin Peretz
Enough Hand-Wringing About the Republicans and Religion
December 30, 2011
Alec MacGillis
What’s Jesse Jackson Doing At My Iowa Motel?
December 23, 2011
The New Republic Staff
TNR Exclusive: A Collection of Ron Paul’s Most Incendiary Newsletters
September 6, 2011
Randall Kennedy
The Sharpton Renaissance: How the Reverend’s Reputation Got Refurbished
July 15, 2010
John McWhorter
But Is Jesse Jackson *Interesting*?
June 10, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Radicalism Is Not A Gaffe
June 6, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Pseudo-Scandal Self-Justification
May 7, 2010
John McWhorter
Please “Treme,” I Beg You--Get Over Yourself
February 24, 2010
Jonathan Chait
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