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December 21, 2020

The Unacceptable Costs of Appeasing MAGA Nation

Why we can’t afford to make peace with white supremacists

By Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

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	The Rise and Fall of a Fracking Boom Town: An Oral History Rock Springs, Wyoming, sits on vast underground stores of natural gas and shale oil. But what was meant to be a blessing turned into a curse.By J.J. Anselmi

	How to Restore the Glory of Government Science The CDC and FDA got a black eye in 2020. Here’s how they can earn back the public’s trust.By Melody Schreiber

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	The Empty Ethics of “Shop Small” As economies crater in the pandemic recession, the call to buy “handmade” local goods has gained new force. It’s not that simple.By Mia Sato

	Jen O’Malley Dillon Fell Into Joe Biden’s Unity Trap A weeklong phony outrage cycle offers a glimpse of a very annoying future.By Alex Pareene

	The Conservative War Against the Black Church As the Georgia runoffs descend into attacks on the Reverend Raphael Warnock’s faith, the right’s long-simmering antipathy for Black theological traditions is swinging into view.By Audrey Farley

	The War on Christmas, Covid Edition Why conservative pundits are accusing Democrats of using the pandemic to “cancel” the holidayBy Jake Bittle

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