Joe voter
Opinion |
12:00AM, November 5
We’re a long way from Tammany Hall, so the offers of a free star-shaped doughnut or a cup of coffee to anyone who voted Tuesday seemed like an innocent enough marketing stunt. Read more
Obama’s post-racial promise
Opinion |
12:00AM, November 5
For the first time in human history, a largely white nation has elected a black man to be its paramount leader. Read more
Race, post race
Opinion |
12:00AM, November 5
More than half a century ago, Langston Hughes captured the debilitating divide in the destinies of white and black children in his poem “Children’s Rhymes”: “By what sends / the white kids / I ain’t sent: / I know I can’t / be PresidentBy what sends / the white kids / I ain’t sent: / I know I can’t / be President.” Read more
Change
Opinion |
12:00AM, November 5
Campaigns divide, and this one has been no exception. Read more
Bringing change to America
Opinion |
12:00AM, November 5
What is perhaps most remarkable about the changed America to which we woke this morning is how the president-elect’s race seems, in most ways, the least remarkable thing about him. Read more
Election day – at last
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