Top 5 articles: Deadly deportation

Bonus tribute: Toni Morrison

1. “Democracy is the Planet’s Biggest Enemy”

   Because young people cannot vote in many democratic elections, and they care the most about climate change reforms.

2. “The Currency of Profanity”

   Because cuss words are now being tied up in righteous anger in public discourse; politeness is now too polite.

3. “A Reformed White Nationalist Says the Worst is Yet to Come”

   Because former white nationalists probably know white nationalists best and how to get out.

4. “I understand the temptation to dismiss QAnon. Here’s why we can’t.”

   Because conspiracy theories are taking over rationality and facts.

5. “The Tragic Story of Jimmy Aldaoud, Deported from the Streets of Detroit to His Death in Iraq”

   Because as Chris Geidner says, “This story is so appalling and heartbreaking and embarrassing, yet also a crystallization of the problematic—and ultimately, for far too many, deadly—ways that we treat addiction, mental health conditions, criminal justice, and immigration in America. “

6. BONUS “The Legacy of Toni Morrison”

   Because, Toni Morrison.

Photo is of [adorable] young girls in Ethiopia planting trees, photo credit: Michael Tewelde/AFP/Getty.