Don't count on the British monarchy becoming woke anytime soon

The royal family derives its power from upholding tradition and resisting modern life. [View in browser]( [Image]( September 9, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Don't count on the British monarchy becoming woke anytime soon]( by Zeeshan Aleem The British people appear to have loved Queen Elizabeth II more than they love the monarchy itself. Given that fact, and the more negative opinions of other royals, the long-term future of the monarchy remains an open question, [Zeeshan Aleem writes](. But one thing that's sure, he says, trying to make the monarchy modern is futile. "The royal family derives its very power from upholding tradition and resisting modern life," Aleem writes. For example, its unfulfilled promise to name a "diversity czar" after Meghan Markle's accusations of racism "exposed the absurdity" of trying to update the monarchy into something it can never be. Read Zeeshan Aleem's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/28997953.79446/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9sZXR0ZXItZm9ybWVyLWRlZmVuc2Utc2VjcmV0YXJpZXMtcmVqZWN0cy10cnVtcGlzbS1uMTI5ODY4Nj9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMDkwOSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B05e369fb in your Friday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Hayes Brown]( Queen Elizabeth II is dead. The monarchy may soon follow.]( Charles will reign over a Britain that has stepped back from the world — and may have outgrown a king. [Read more.]( [Steve Benen]( New evidence emerges of Team Trump politicizing the Justice Department]( The allegations are extraordinary. They are not, however, altogether surprising. [Read more.]( [Ja'han Jones]( [New video appears to perfectly encapsulate the MAGA movement's hypocrisy]( Team Trump falsely accused Black election workers of engaging in Georgia election fraud. This makes that theory even worse. [Read more.]( [Hayes Brown]([Why Donald Trump won't be happy about Steve Bannon's NY indictment]( Bannon's legal fate is a portent for his old boss. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Obituary]( [Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, dies at 96]( [Jon Meacham]( [Reflecting on Queen Elizabeth's relationships with past U.S. presidents]( [Deadline White House]( [Andrew Weissmann: DOJ notice to appeal 'puts it to the Trump team']( [Katie Phang]( [Frank Figliuzzi is 'not convinced' all docs have been returned by Trump](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Tonight, Richard Engel reports on the ground in Ukraine as the war against Russia rages on. With mounting war crimes committed against innocent Ukrainians, Richard speaks to civilians personally affected and explores their determination to seek justice. Watch "On Assignment: Ukraine: The Search for Justice," tonight at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming on Peacock.   Which school a child attends and with who has an enormous effect on their life trajectory. For decades, the question of which kids get access to which schools has been a central point of conflict in American democratic politics. The de-segregation efforts after Brown vs The Board of Education have, in the last few decades, largely reversed and schools are growing more and more racially segregated. Making the intentional choice to swim against this tide is the subject of "Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter's School." Author Courtney Martin joins [WITHpod]( to discuss writing the memoir and her journey moving from Brooklyn to enrolling her daughter in a local school down the street from her home in an Oakland co-housing community. She also talks about navigating school choice, why public schools are the "foundation of our fragile democracy," and why these decisions provide a powerful starting point for creating social change and the kind of multi-racial democracy we deserve to have.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)