![New Orleans Museum of Art sculpture garden](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/noma-sculpture-garden-getty.jpg)
Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art? Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art?
Behind the scenes at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Aug 11, 2023 / Todd Cronan and Charles Palermo
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Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor Fox News Compares a Film Examining White Women’s Racism to Pearl Harbor
Really. So I had to watch it.
Sep 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh
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When Railing Against Cancel Culture Is About Railing Against Accountability When Railing Against Cancel Culture Is About Railing Against Accountability
A speech by Andrew Cuomo and an article by a college student suggest what’s really behind the lamentations about “left-wing censorship.”
Mar 9, 2022 / Elie Mystal
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Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip
In saying the quiet part out loud, McConnell confirmed what many of us already knew: White people think they’re the only true Americans.
Jan 21, 2022 / Elie Mystal
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Kyle Rittenhouse Has Gotten Away With Murder—as Predicted Kyle Rittenhouse Has Gotten Away With Murder—as Predicted
Rittenhouse’s acquittal is not a “miscarriage” of justice, as some might claim. It is our white justice system working as intended.
Nov 19, 2021 / Editorial / Elie Mystal for The Nation
![Crowd for Youngkin](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/youngkin-getty-img.jpeg)
The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle
Acting outside of our awareness, using frequencies we may not consciously hear, dog whistles evade our better angels on race.
Nov 9, 2021 / Drew Westen
![I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AP21278625766657.jpg)
I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free
Even if Rittenhouse somehow draws an impartial jury, he already appears to have landed a very partial judge.
Oct 27, 2021 / Elie Mystal
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My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash
We are marching; we are writing; we are protesting—but the forces of white supremacy are still winning.
Jul 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
![Stop the Steal](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/stop-the-steal-td-img.jpg)
We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Trump is gone and the vaccine is here. But there are still roadblocks ahead.
Jun 9, 2021 / John Feffer
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What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression
It’s central to Republicans’ political strategy, because their platform is an electoral loser.
Jun 8, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel