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| View in browser March 27, 2021 Are you familiar with the word "apophenia?" It's used to describe the extremely human behavior of finding patterns in chaos, sorting things into order even when no real structure exists. "It’s a motivator for gamblers who see patterns in their wins and losses — and stake ever higher amounts on their false perceptions; it's behind Bible code theological fads and the oeuvre of Dan Brown," Talia Lavin writes. "And over the past four years, a manic, messianic apophenia has been the driving force behind the QAnon movement."
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UNDERSTANDING THE NEWS Top perspectives and analysis from our MSNBC columnists Jessica LevinsonSCOTUS just changed the game on how crooked cops can be prosecuted The conservative Supreme Court arguably broadened the ability to sue police officers for misconduct like use of excessive force. Trymaine LeeBlack Americans are owed money. Evanston figured out a way to make it happen. Is Evanston's plan a good start? Or just too little to make a dent in the backpay owed to Black Americans? Steve BenenWith Georgia imposing radical voting restrictions, what happens now? It couldn't be simpler: when democracy disappoints Republicans, the system itself becomes a target. WATCH NOW Cory Booker calls new voting restrictions in Georgia 'a step towards authoritarianism' Deadline White House19 Republican senators patrolled the U.S.-Mexico border in armed boats Fox News hit with $1.6 billion lawsuit over election fraud claims All InGeorgia governor offended that racist anti-voter law is being called racist LISTEN NOW Into America Trymaine Lee takes a closer look at a provision in the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package that provides $5 billion in aid to Black and disadvantaged farmers. He talks to sugarcane farmer Eddie Lewis the Third and National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd about the provision and the history of discrimination that has made the funds necessary. MORE ON MSNBC One day before opening statements in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, Ari Melber breaks down the strategies of the prosecution and defense teams and what the outcome could mean for the future of policing. Watch “The Trial: The Killing of George Floyd with Ari Melber” tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET.
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