Racism will be the decider in US elections

In the race between law enforcer and law breaker, voters seem willing to take huge risks to make a point

03 November 2024 - 00:00 By Xolela Mangcu

I recently watched American television anchor Lawrence O’ Donell interview Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of the Other Suns and Caste:  The Origins of Our Discontents. O’Donnell wanted to know how the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was even close in a country that claims to believe in meritocracy. ..

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