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By on May 30, 2020
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“The threads of our civic life could start unraveling, because everybody’s living in a tinderbox,” one historian warned.
America's persistent political dysfunction and racial inequality were laid bare this week, as the coronavirus death toll hit a tragic new milestone and as the country was served yet another reminder of how black people are killed by law enforcement in disproportionately high numbers.
Together, the events present a grim tableau of a nation in crisis -- one seared by violence against its citizens, plagued by a deadly disease that remains uncontained and rattled by a devastating blow to its economy.
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washingtonpost.com
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washingtonpost.com
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