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Ed Burmila

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The World That September 11 Made

Richard Beck’s “Homeland” traces the far-reaching aftereffects of the attacks and tries to recover the events of the day, as they happened.

by Ed Burmila via The New Republic on September 9, 2024
The Forgotten First Voting Rights Act

How the defeat of the 1890 Lodge bill presaged today’s age of ballot-driven backlash.

by Ed Burmila via The Forum on October 17, 2022
When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

If the Democratic Party won’t listen to the left, it should at least listen to itself from 30 years ago.

by Ed Burmila via The Nation on April 7, 2020
Back When American Fascism Was Bad

On the cancelling of Charles Lindbergh.

by Ed Burmila via The Baffler on July 10, 2019
wE’rE a rEPuBLiC nOt A dEMoCRacY

A political usage guide for a feckless commentariat.

by Ed Burmila via The Baffler on May 6, 2019
Empire of the Census

America’s long history of manipulating its headcount for political gain.

by Ed Burmila via The Baffler on March 1, 2019

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