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My latest in @newrepublic.com: an urgent plea to recognize the humanity of DC residents, their longtime second-class citizenship and need
—should democracy not already be lost forever—for statehood.

“Washington, D.C., residents are the most powerless canary in the most authoritarian coal mine.”
Like It or Not, We Are All D.C. Now
The residents of the nation’s capital have long been denied their democratic rights. If Trump has his way, other cities may soon feel what that’s like.
newrepublic.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM