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Racism
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Three Lessons From Last Weekend’s Confederate Flag Rallies
The South isn't rising, and the country can act on several issues in the wake of a new racist upsurge.
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Time Travel
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What Happens After the Confederate Flag Comes Down
The South Carolina Senate's vote to remove the Confederate flag is the first step towards addressing our shared history.
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A Confederacy of Denial
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KKK Schedules Rally on South Carolina Statehouse Grounds
As churches burn across the South and a vigorous discussion over the Confederate flag grips the country the KKK has decided to enter the mix.
Henry A. Giroux | Trumping America
Donald Trump's xenophobic, right-wing ideology reflects the racism, anti-intellectualism and neoliberal fundamentalism embedded in US society.
The Confederate Flag at War (but Not the Civil War)
“It is good to see the Confederate flag coming down in some places, but I suspect that reports of its final furling are premature.”
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Obama and the Logic of Massacre, From Birmingham to Charleston
President Obama cannot escape the message and the environment his administration has created.
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Healing Is Not Grieving: We Must Not “Move Forward” in the Wake of Massacre
Calls for premature healing are really appeals to return to the national status quo.
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Flagging Hate Speech
It shouldn't take the deaths of nine innocent churchgoers for Southern states to renounce the Confederate flag.