The toxic mixture of resentment and entitlement found in the Capitol Hill insurrectionists is described by Victor Hugo in “Les Miserables.”
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Justice First, Then You Can Sail On
The first day of Trump’s trial began with Longfellow and ended with James Russell Lowell.
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When Hate Groups Devour Their Own
Conspiratorial hate is feeding on itself. Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates both describe the process.
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Angry Black Woman vs. Angry White Men
For MLK Day, a June Jordan poem addressing angry white men.
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