Plus, why John Roberts handed conservatives another disappointing ruling, and more"

View this email in your browser Monday June 29, 2020 Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards The Trump presidency has been a literal call to arms for excitable whites who view nonwhite people as inherent threats. By Adam Weinstein Advertising John Roberts Chooses Precedent Over Ideology in Latest Abortion Fight The chief justice threads a judicial needle and hands the conservative legal movement another disappointing ruling.By Matt Ford The Western Origins of the “Southern Strategy”The untold story of the ideological realignment that upended the nation By Bruce Bartlett Advertising New Orleans’ Underpaid, Overexposed Sanitation WorkersThey earn below the minimum wage, with no benefits or sick days—amid a pandemic, no less. By Kim Kelly It Will Take Years to Undo the Damage from Trump’s Environmental RollbackEven if Democrats win back the White House and the Senate, it will be a long struggle to restore the regulations the Republican-controlled EPA has erased. By Miranda Green America Has a Secret Police ProblemThere’s a lot you don’t know about what the cops on your streets are doing—and they aim to keep it that way. By Matt Ford The Surprising Cross-Racial Saga of Modern Wealth InequalityWhy the “racial wealth gap” fails to explain economic inequality in black and white America By Adolph Reed Jr. Advertising Support Independent, Issue-Driven Journalism Special Summertime Sale: 3 Months for $5 Donate Twitter Facebook Instagram Copyright © 2020 The New Republic, All rights reserved. Try one of our new newsletters by updating your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.