With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point
Taking his lead from Tucker Carlson, the president is spreading the myth of a global “white genocide.”
Aug 24, 2018 / Carol Schaeffer
An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right
To broaden their appeal, some right-wing groups are ditching overt racism for their version of diversity.
Aug 6, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor
Can Charles Mills Save Liberal Philosophy From Itself? Can Charles Mills Save Liberal Philosophy From Itself?
In his new book, the philosopher argues that political theory has obscured the history of racism in liberal societies.
Jul 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Lebron
Trump Amplifies What Was There All Along Trump Amplifies What Was There All Along
We can fight to backtrack to when certain terrors were less explicit, or we can chart a new course.
Jul 5, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
How Did Vietnam Transform White Supremacy? How Did Vietnam Transform White Supremacy?
Kathleen Belew’s sobering new history tracks the hidden relationship between the war and a resurgence in racial violence.
Jun 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Blanchfield
Young Women of Color Are Running to Win Young Women of Color Are Running to Win
And they want to unseat these white male incumbents.
Jun 19, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Nazis? Or Just Really Big Racists? Nazis? Or Just Really Big Racists?
Trump supporters can’t handle the name-calling.
May 29, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
Who Owns Public Space? Who Owns Public Space?
Racists who threaten and police people of color are finally getting called out.
May 24, 2018 / Column / Laila Lalami
At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11 At the University of Virginia, Black Students Are Still Recovering From August 11
As the academic year draws to a close, black students at the University of Virginia still experience trauma from the white-supremacist Unite the Right rally.
May 16, 2018 / StudentNation / Alexis Gravely
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Deserves a Bigger Statue Ida B. Wells-Barnett Deserves a Bigger Statue
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is extraordinary, and we need more monuments like it.
May 2, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams