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J. Dylan Sandifer

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  • Contributor, The New Republic
  • Principal, Chief Strategist, Sandifer Strategies
Memphis, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The New Republic, Medium, Yahoo News, Vox, Flipboard, Yahoo, Memphis Flyer, MLK50, Common Ground

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J. Dylan Sandifer (they/she) is an essayist and journalist who writes about the impact of federal politics and policy on Memphis for MLK50. Dylan contributes regularly to The New Republic and has previously had bylines in Vox, High Ground News, and The Memphis Flyer.

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'We're operating in perpetual fear': Memphis colleges face increased struggle amid federal cuts

'We're operating in perpetual fear': Memphis colleges face increased struggle amid federal cuts

During lunchtime at LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis' only historically Black college, President Christopher Dav…

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Why the Christian Right Demonizes Discourse

Why the Christian Right Demonizes Discourse

Their toxic fear of ideas is shaping the modern censorship movement.

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A day in name-changing court

A day in name-changing court

Legally changing my name was an emotional day. The best part was sharing it with strangers.

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One year later: The case of Memphis journalist Manuel Duran

One year later: The case of Memphis journalist Manuel Duran

Melisa Valdez is preparing to move out of her father's two-story apartment in Downtown Memphis, finally ready…

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New Memphis clinic considers the health effects of adverse childhood experiences

New Memphis clinic considers the health effects of adverse childhood experiences

Pediatricians at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital check patients' ears and eyes and then take the time to ask i…

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MLK's children say today's activists keep their father's dream alive

MLK's children say today's activists keep their father's dream alive

Despite their palpable grief on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's death, his childr…

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'We’re operating in perpetual fear': Memphis colleges face increased struggle amid federal cuts

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By J. Dylan Sandifer
| MLK50
During lunchtime at LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis’ only historically Black college, President Christopher Davis finds South Memphians of all ages taking advantage of the $6 meals in the cafeteria, one of the few fast and affordable fresh food options in the neighborhood. In the poorest ZIP code in the city, the college is a lifeline for students and their families. But that lifeline is fraying.
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American Politics Only Pretends to Work Original

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By J. Dylan Sandifer
| The New Republic Verified
There is a pervasive feeling—rising up from the precarious working poor, through the illusory middle class, and now even brushing the edges of the elite—that something in America is broken. The carefully curated illusions of American life, which held just enough weight to seem real for much of my millennial lifetime, are beginning to collapse. These illusions were constructed in the shadow of post-Reagan neoliberalism, just as the rot began to eat away at the gains of the postwar economy.
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Proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid would further strain the county’s health system

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By J. Dylan Sandifer
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Editor’s note: This story was corrected on June 5 at 4 p.m to clarify a quote by Congressman Steve Cohen. When Shelby County Director for Health Services Dr. Michelle Taylor walks through Regional One Health’s emergency room, she sees the seams fraying from the strain of Memphis’ public health infrastructure — and it’s troubling. Nearly one in three patients has no insurance and, if the federal budget bill now before the Senate becomes law, that number could climb dramatically higher.
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