Throughout U.S. history, national crises have been used to suspend constitutional protections and attack basic rights. After the Civil War, with the nation in crisis, the promise of 40 acres and a mule to freed slaves was promptly betrayed. — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
“He was like a nation in crisis, looking back, and back and back — its history might be ugly, but its past shone perfect.” — Gish Jen Copy Share Image
