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Seizing the Initiative

Lester Spence ▪ November 14, 2018

Ballot initiatives led to progressive victories in unlikely places. The left should use them more often.

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“Coates Is a Realist, Not a Pessimist”: Lester Spence Responds to Melvin Rogers

Lester Spence ▪ August 13, 2015

Rather than taking a pessimist’s approach with his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates is taking a realistic approach, grounded in American history.