To what extent is race the "third rail" of American politics?

Renewal of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is a careless, politically expedient promise unlikely to be kept.

This was a completely different election from any in recent years, and it has produced a kind of euphoria rarely seen in American politics.

A statute to ensure the voting rights of minorities in 1965 has become a gerrymandering tool to further the interests of political parties and incumbent politicians.

If the US practices dollar diplomacy, will these nations become part of a coalition of conscience or coercion?

Safe minority constituencies, in marginalizing black representatives, have become a brake on further racial progress.

Central to the globalization debate is the issue of the extent to which the United States should compel the application of U.S. laws and regulatory standards to activities in other countries.