How to close the racial wealth gap

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Cory Booker [has told me](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8yNi9vcGluaW9uL2NvcnktYm9va2VyLTIwMjAuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that’s part of why he has proposed “baby bonds” — a government-funded savings account for every child. Similarly, Elizabeth Warren says [her plan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVkaXVtLmNvbS9AdGVhbXdhcnJlbi9pbS1jYWxsaW5nLWZvci1zb21ldGhpbmctdHJ1bHktdHJhbnNmb3JtYXRpb25hbC11bml2ZXJzYWwtZnJlZS1wdWJsaWMtY29sbGVnZS1hbmQtY2FuY2VsbGF0aW9uLW9mLWEyNDZjZDBmOTEwZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to make college less expensive will help reduce racial inequities. Which of the various ideas would do the most to close the white-black wealth gap? Researchers at the Center for American Progress, the liberal research group, have just released [an online calculator](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFtZXJpY2FucHJvZ3Jlc3Mub3JnL2lzc3Vlcy9yYWNlL3JlcG9ydHMvMjAxOS8wOC8wNy80NzMxMTcvc2ltdWxhdGluZy1wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS1wcm9wb3NhbHMtYWZmZWN0LXJhY2lhbC13ZWFsdGgtZ2FwLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that tries to answer that question. It lets you compare the effects of five different plans for shrinking the gap. The calculator doesn’t use the precise plans being proposed by candidates, but it does give a good sense of the policies’ impact. My main takeaway: Baby bonds are a really promising idea. They would do far more than any of the other policies to reduce the racial wealth gap. In Booker’s version, each newborn would receive a savings account of $1,000. As much as $2,000 would be added in each successive year (with poorer families receiving the maximum), until the child turned 18, after which she or he could use the money for college or a home purchase, among other things. The version that the calculator analyzed is broadly similar to Booker’s and would reduce the white-black wealth gap by 24 percent over the next four decades. None of the other four policies would reduce it by more than 10 percent. The proposal with the second biggest effect is one that would [increase retirement savings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1lcmljYW5wcm9ncmVzc2FjdGlvbi5vcmcvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTYvMDEvMjgwODAwMDgvVFNQRXhwYW5zaW9uMy5wZGY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for workers whose employers don’t offer retirement benefits. The other three ideas would all have a modest effect on the wealth gap: debt-free college and student-loan cancellation; a crackdown on predatory lending; and tougher enforcement of anti-discrimination laws in housing. One political advantage of all of these ideas is that they are race-neutral: They disproportionately help African-Americans because the policies are economically targeted. And I think economic-based policies are much more politically feasible than race-based policies. Polls show, for example, that slavery reparations are [deeply unpopular](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QRAWh0dHA6Ly9tYXJpc3Rwb2xsLm1hcmlzdC5lZHUvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMDcvTlBSX1BCUy1OZXdzSG91cl9NYXJpc3QtUG9sbF9VU0EtTk9TLWFuZC1UYWJsZXNfMTkwNzE5MDkyNi5wZGYjcGFnZT0zP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). But I also agree with [Danyelle Solomon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1lcmljYW5wcm9ncmVzcy5vcmcvaXNzdWVzL3JhY2UvcmVwb3J0cy8yMDE5LzA4LzA3LzQ3Mjg5OS90cnV0aC1hbmQtcmVjb25jaWxpYXRpb24vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the Center for American Progress, who points out in an accompanying essay that no race-neutral policy will fully close the racial wealth gap. The gap exists because of this country’s long history of racism — not just slavery and its shadow but more recent injustices like segregation, federal housing discrimination and redlining. “For the United States to move toward real equality, it must work toward ‘the full acceptance of our collective biography and its consequences,’” Solomon writes. For more - The median net worth of a white household in 2016 ($171,000) was about 10 times the median net worth of a black household ($17,600), according to [the Federal Reserve](~/AAAAAQA~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). - [Sarah Kliff](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm94LmNvbS9wb2xpY3ktYW5kLXBvbGl0aWNzLzIwMTgvMTAvMjIvMTc5OTk1NTgvY29yeS1ib29rZXItYmFieS1ib25kcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) explained Booker’s baby-bonds proposal for Vox, and I talked with him about it during [a recent episode of “The Argument” podcast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8yNi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZS1hcmd1bWVudC1jb3J5LWJvb2tlci0yMDIwLmh0bWw_bW9kdWxlPWlubGluZSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of African slavery in North America, as Solomon and my colleague [Charles Blow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8xOS9vcGluaW9uL3JlcGFyYXRpb25zLXJlYXNvbmFibGUtYW5kLXJpZ2h0Lmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) note. 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David’s Morning NYT Read ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cmFjeS1zbWl0aC10b25pLW1vcnJpc29uLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Toni Morrison’s Song of America](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cmFjeS1zbWl0aC10b25pLW1vcnJpc29uLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By TRACY K. SMITH Black life is the canvas for her body of work. But her subject is our nation. The Full Opinion Report ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9jaGluYS1jdXJyZW5jeS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [President Trump’s Fruitless Trade War](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9jaGluYS1jdXJyZW5jeS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTEmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Trump administration continues to escalate its confrontation with China, but there is no clear goal — and no end in sight. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1jaGluYS10cmFkZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0yJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [How Trump and Xi Can Make America and China Poor Again](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1jaGluYS10cmFkZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTImdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The trade war is heading in a dangerous direction for the whole world. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1lbC1wYXNvLXJhY2lzbS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0zJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Trump’s Biggest and Most Dangerous Lie](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1lbC1wYXNvLXJhY2lzbS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTMmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By FRANK BRUNI He’s no foe of bigotry. He’s an agent of it. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1zaG9vdGluZy1yYWNpc3QuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [When the President Is a Bigot, the Poison Spreads](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1zaG9vdGluZy1yYWNpc3QuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD00JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By SUSAN E. RICE The consequences ricochet around the world and embolden our adversaries. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1sZ2J0cS1mb3N0ZXItY2FyZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD01JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The Latest Victims of Trump’s Cruelty? Foster Children](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1sZ2J0cS1mb3N0ZXItY2FyZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTUmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN An administration proposal would make it easier to discriminate against L.G.B.T.Q. adults who want to adopt. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi9ldXJvcGUtcG9saXRpY3MuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The Death and Birth of Europe’s Parties](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi9ldXJvcGUtcG9saXRpY3MuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD02JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By SYLVIE KAUFFMANN The political schism across the Continent is no longer left vs. right. It’s more like Green against nationalist. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9jYW1icmlkZ2UtYW5hbHl0aWNhLWRhdGEuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The High Stakes of Living Online](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9jYW1icmlkZ2UtYW5hbHl0aWNhLWRhdGEuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD03JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By CHARLIE WARZEL Data flakes off us like dead skin cells. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9kZWF0aC10b25pLW1vcnJpc29uLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTgmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Don’t Call Toni Morrison a Poet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9kZWF0aC10b25pLW1vcnJpc29uLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9OCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By EMMA GOLDBERG The author believed in a language more political than poetic. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi90b25pLW1vcnJpc29uLWFkdmljZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD05JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The Priceless Advice Toni Morrison Gave Me](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi90b25pLW1vcnJpc29uLWFkdmljZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTkmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By A.J. VERDELLE Our conversations were a kind of bliss — undeniably, indisputably an education I call grace. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi9ndW4tdmlvbGVuY2UtZ29kLXBoaWxvc29waHkuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NDMmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDdXA255dEIKACKHvUpdyW42gVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Dear God, Are You There?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi9ndW4tdmlvbGVuY2UtZ29kLXBoaWxvc29waHkuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By GEORGE YANCY We are in a deep spiritual crisis that can’t be relieved by politics, or philosophy. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbC1wYXNvLXNob290aW5nLWxhdGluby5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [The El Paso Shooting Is the Violence Latinos Have Been Dreading](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9lbC1wYXNvLXNob290aW5nLWxhdGluby5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTExJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By JANET MURGUÍA This is what happens when our nation’s leader normalizes hate. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9xdWVudGluLXRhcmFudGluby5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Quentin Tarantino’s Cosmic Justice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9xdWVudGluLXRhcmFudGluby5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTEyJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By DAVID BENTLEY HART His new film exhibits — perhaps surprisingly — a genuine moral pathos. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi9wYXJlbnRzLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA4MDc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0NjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk0MyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwN1cDbnl0QgoAIoe9Sl3JbjaBUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [If You Didn’t ‘Sharent,’ Did You Even Parent?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfLUKHP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMTkvMDgvMDcvb3Bpbmlvbi9wYXJlbnRzLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTEzJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDgwNz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTQzJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwODA3VwNueXRCCgAih71KXcluNoFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By ZOYA GARG, ELMER GOMEZ AND LUCIANA YAEL PETRZELA Children are concerned about online privacy violations. 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