A Supreme Tragedy for Voting Rights
The Supreme Court’s *Louisiana v. Callais* decision further weakens the Voting Rights Act by narrowing the 1982 amendment that barred voting practices with discriminatory effects. The ruling follows the 2013 *Shelby County v. Holder* case that rendered Section 5 ineffective, arguing the Act is no longer needed. Immediately, Louisiana’s governor halted primaries and ordered a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Critics warn the move will enable partisan redistricting that erodes Black and Latino representation nationwide.
Who Was Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan? A Conversation with Jenna Weismann Joselit, George Washington University and Author of Mordecai M. Kaplan:...
In this episode of The Long View, host interviews Jenna Weissman‑Joselit, author of *Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul*, about the life and legacy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. Kaplan’s radical vision—treating Judaism as a civilization rather...
Race and the Anti-War Movement in the 1960s: A Conversation with Matthew Delmont, Dartmouth University and Author of Until the...
In this episode of The Long View, Dartmouth historian Matthew Delmont discusses his new book, *Until the Last Gun is Silent*, which uses the lives of Coretta Scott King and Detroit soldier Dwight "Skip" Johnson to explore the intersections of...