Gary Younge

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@GaryYounge

Gary Younge, a member of The Nation’s editorial board, is a professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and a Type Media Fellow.

June 8, 2018

The European Union’s Big, Unhappy Family

The UK isn’t the EU’s only “problem child.”

Gary Younge
PoliticsApril 25, 2018

The Veneration of the Windrush Generation

The UK government’s treatment of elderly black Britons from the Caribbean is a scandal, but their elevation to national treasure offers hope.

Gary Younge
Racism and DiscriminationMarch 30, 2018

Trump and Brexit Are Symptoms of the Same Failure to Reckon With Racism

The US and UK remain in denial about race, immigration, and their place in the world.

Gary Younge
ActivismFebruary 21, 2018

Out of Bloodshed, Hope for Gun Control

Three reasons why the aftermath of the Parkland shooting is different.

Gary Younge
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Racism and DiscriminationJanuary 25, 2018

The Appalling Clarity of Donald Trump

The US has long treated much of Africa, the Caribbean, and the rest of the world as shitholes.

Gary Younge
Media AnalysisNovember 29, 2017

How to Interview a Nazi

White supremacists should be challenged—not indulged.

Gary Younge
October 20, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn Could Be the Next British Prime Minister. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The British left should temper its delight with strategic thinking. An enemy awaits: international capital.

Gary Younge
September 22, 2017

How to Lose Elections and Influence People

Labour may have lost the election, but it laid the foundation for a more progressive UK.

Gary Younge
EuropeMay 4, 2017

The Election Could Give Theresa May a Mandate. It Won’t Give Her a Clue.

There’s no such thing as a successful Brexit, only degrees of bad.

Gary Younge
EuropeApril 7, 2017

The Far Right Finally Has Brexit—and It’s Making a Royal Mess of It

Just like the Republicans, the UK right doesn’t know what to do when it gets what it wants.

Gary Younge